chicane

Example Sentences

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But that was before the Miami Grand Prix moved in—before the artificial marina, the aqua chicane or the race weekends that packed in 275,000 fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Russell lost that place because he hit the harvest limit early, which meant he was not recharging into the chicane so had less energy for the restart.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

But Verstappen immediately attacked and was back past Norris with an overtaking move into the first chicane at the start of lap four.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Alonso then undercut past the Sauber with an earlier pit stop and was working to pull clear, just out of DRS range, when his front suspension failed over the kerbs at the Ascari chicane.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

By legal chicane and intimidation of juries he, in defiance of the king’s plighted word, confiscated a great part of the land of Connaught.

From Irish History and the Irish Question by Smith, Goldwin