marathon
Example Sentences
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He recalls that more than 20 years ago he spent months training to run a marathon only to quit before entering a race.
The 28-year-old British champion jockey took up the lead well before the halfway mark on the 5/1 chance of the 5800 metres marathon and dominated the contest from then on.
From Barron's
After thousands of women participated in a marathon on the southern island of Kish in early December, many of them without headscarves and in tightfitting sportswear, two of the organizers were detained.
He has competed in marathons around the world, including a recent race in Antarctica.
From Los Angeles Times
Disney executives are hoping “Fire and Ash” is at the start of an equally robust box office marathon.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
