hurdler

Example Sentences

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“It was tricky. I was moving fast, clipped the eighth hurdler and lost my balance. That’s never happened to me before.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

As Charli xcx’s “360” played over the speakers, Nike trainers along with Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles and Olympic hurdler Anna Cockrell, hyped up the crowd as each corral took off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

The winner had finished 13 lengths second to Ballyburn as a novice hurdler at Cheltenham last year.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

The ex-Oregon football player is an elite hurdler but must qualify for Paris at the Olympic trials this summer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

The dog jumped over him, like a tiny hurdler at the Olympics, but he went too fast and slid directly into the wall, smacking his head against the wainscoting.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick