Examples of backstretch in a Sentence
The horses are in the backstretch.
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Later this summer, part of the grandstand, which had been condemned and ruled uninhabitable, will be torn down along with the barns on the backstretch.
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John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Having said all that: The Chiefs appear to have a nice backstretch of their schedule before the end where things — on paper — seem to lighten up a bit.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
Lap 185: Looks like Denny Hamlin made contact with Austin Cindric, who then spun into the wall, collecting Bubba Wallace and Michael McDowell.
Lap 184: And a big wreck comes on the backstretch!
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Johnson checked up entering the backstretch, which caused Corey Lajoie to rear-end Johnson’s No. 84 Toyota.
—Todd Engle, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
So after taking over the barn of late trainer and mentor Mike Mitchell in 2014, the man who stepped away from the courtroom to live among the backstretch dirt has landed his first Derby shot with a bay colt named Stronghold.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
However, the Ventura standout would not disappoint her fans and retook the lead before the two reached the backstretch.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Hernandez, aboard Mystik Dan for three starts before Justin Leparoux piloted in the Southwest, picked off horses down the backstretch while the Asmussen horses dueled themselves into submission.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
The pace slowed on the backstretch, and around the turn National Treasure started to make his move.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
Having said all that: The Chiefs appear to have a nice backstretch of their schedule before the end where things — on paper — seem to lighten up a bit.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
Lap 185: Looks like Denny Hamlin made contact with Austin Cindric, who then spun into the wall, collecting Bubba Wallace and Michael McDowell.
Lap 184: And a big wreck comes on the backstretch!
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
Johnson checked up entering the backstretch, which caused Corey Lajoie to rear-end Johnson’s No. 84 Toyota.
—Todd Engle, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
So after taking over the barn of late trainer and mentor Mike Mitchell in 2014, the man who stepped away from the courtroom to live among the backstretch dirt has landed his first Derby shot with a bay colt named Stronghold.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2024
However, the Ventura standout would not disappoint her fans and retook the lead before the two reached the backstretch.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Hernandez, aboard Mystik Dan for three starts before Justin Leparoux piloted in the Southwest, picked off horses down the backstretch while the Asmussen horses dueled themselves into submission.
—Bob Wisener, arkansasonline.com, 4 Feb. 2024
The pace slowed on the backstretch, and around the turn National Treasure started to make his move.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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backstretch
noun
back·stretch
-ˌstrech 
-ˈstrech
: the side of a racetrack that is opposite the part between the last turn and the finish line
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