Examples of backstretch in a Sentence
The horses are in the backstretch.
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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!
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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
He was vanned off the track and taken to the backstretch equine hospital at Santa Anita, where he was evaluated.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
As the Andretti Autosport driver crashed into the Turn 2 wall, the car went airborne, flipping over and sliding down the backstretch.
—Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
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
He was vanned off the track and taken to the backstretch equine hospital at Santa Anita, where he was evaluated.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023
As the Andretti Autosport driver crashed into the Turn 2 wall, the car went airborne, flipping over and sliding down the backstretch.
—Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 11 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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