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
Akira steered Sue away from the fire, and they fell into the slow, clumsy rhythm of a three-legged race.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
