three-legged race

Example Sentences

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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

“It’s a three-legged race with the contestants going in opposite directions.”

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2018

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

MasterChef The young chefs attempt to bake while in a three-legged race.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2014

While Oscar and Noah fumble along like they’re in a three-legged race, I try to calm the electrical storm in my head.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson