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
“It’s a three-legged race with the contestants going in opposite directions.”
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2018
It’s as if they imagine collaborative fiction as a kind of three-legged race: goofy and fun at an office picnic, but ill suited to a serious runner.
From Salon • May 25, 2015
Caleb found a way to participate in nearly all of the physical activities, including the three-legged race, for which an extra “leg” was attached to his walker.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2013
Years later, they laughed to see the girls, Mona and Callie, in a three-legged race.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
