RACE in a Sentence

Learn RACE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

364 example sentences for RACE, such as:

1. The horse fell behind in the race.
2. I get very nervous before a big race.
3. The title race is certainly hotting up.
4. He had to make four pit stops during the race.
5. Of eight starters, only three finished the race.

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 Meanings and Examples of RACE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
race
 v.  work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
 n.  a group of people who share the same language, history
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  And that night we knew that to hold the body of women in our arms is neither ugly nor shameful, but the one ecstasy granted to the race of men.
Anthem By Ayn Rand
Context  Highlight   In PART NINE
2  He was enslaved by his birth, by his kin, by his race.
Anthem By Ayn Rand
Context  Highlight   In PART TWELVE
3  To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In I
4  A people thus handicapped ought not to be asked to race with the world, but rather allowed to give all its time and thought to its own social problems.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In I
5  Thus Negro suffrage ended a civil war by beginning a race feud.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
6  And some felt gratitude toward the race thus sacrificed in its swaddling clothes on the altar of national integrity; and some felt and feel only indifference and contempt.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
7  Nearly all the former ones had become leaders by the silent suffrage of their fellows, had sought to lead their own people alone, and were usually, save Douglass, little known outside their race.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
8  The rich and dominating North, however, was not only weary of the race problem, but was investing largely in Southern enterprises, and welcomed any method of peaceful cooperation.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
9  He insists on thrift and self-respect, but at the same time counsels a silent submission to civic inferiority such as is bound to sap the manhood of any race in the long run.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
10  The South ought to be led, by candid and honest criticism, to assert her better self and do her full duty to the race she has cruelly wronged and is still wronging.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In III
11  The foundations of knowledge in this race, as in others, must be sunk deep in the college and university if we would build a solid, permanent structure.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VI
12  Once in debt, it is no easy matter for a whole race to emerge.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
13  We feel and know that there are many delicate differences in race psychology, numberless changes that our crude social measurements are not yet able to follow minutely, which explain much of history and social development.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In IX
14  It is my present task, therefore, to indicate, from my point of view, how the black race in the South meet and mingle with the whites in these matters of everyday life.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In IX
15  I have said that there are few instances of a member of my race betraying a specific trust.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter I.
Example Sentence: (154 in 11 pages)
16  The horse fell behind in the race.
17  I get very nervous before a big race.
18  We both knew we had to psych ourselves up for the race.
19  The title race is certainly hotting up.
20  Before race,every horse must be examined to check if she was hopped.
21  Her coach encouraged her throughout the marathon race to keep on running.
22  Mere discriminations on account of race or color were not regarded as badges of slavery.
23  Community leaders are working to improve race relations in the city.
24  With her speed and agility, Cage cut out all her competitors in the hurdle race.
25  The election may not be the traditional two-horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican party candidates.
26  Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technologies.
27  Japan is galloping ahead in the race to develop new technology.
28  Early pacemakers often drop out of a race before the finish.
29  He had to make four pit stops during the race.
30  Of eight starters, only three finished the race.