the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
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The shot went wide and Sanchez and Plata both ended up lying in pain on the turf.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
On international soil, five-time Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey tossed a ball into the turf well in front of the plate in 2008.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
On Tuesday, the turf appeared to be a duller shade of green during the Royals’ loss to the Yankees.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Mow a different direction each time the lawn is cut to avoid ruts in the turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
On international soil, five-time Grammy Award winner Mariah Carey tossed a ball into the turf well in front of the plate in 2008.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
On Tuesday, the turf appeared to be a duller shade of green during the Royals’ loss to the Yankees.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2025
Mow a different direction each time the lawn is cut to avoid ruts in the turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the turf
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“The turf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20turf. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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