three-legged race

Example Sentences

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The two men navigated the terrain in a way that some observers compared to a three-legged race.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2021

Together Dern’s and Witherspoon’s performance sank their claws into the script and ran away with the show, three-legged race style.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2019

Tillerson has one secret survival weapon: He’s running a three-legged race, figuratively speaking, alongside Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who respects Tillerson’s judgment and stays aligned with him through all the palace intrigue.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2017

But for virtually all, it has become a three-legged race that is impossible to win alone.

From Inc • Jun. 4, 2013

Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a three-legged race with a life-size rag doll.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan