How to Use drag race in a Sentence

drag race

noun

• The one who has her own vape pen and the boyfriend who drag races?
  — Megan Angelo, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2018
• The numbers say that the EQS doesn't stand a chance in a drag race.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 July 2022
• RuPaul hasn’t been crowned the queen of drag race for nothing.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
• If there’s a red light, then as soon as that light turns green, there’s going to be a drag race.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2020
• The most unusual thing about this short one-block drag race?
  — Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 June 2023
• Cindric slid up to block Blaney, but still had to hold Wallace off in a drag race.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2022
• Speed Retrieve is a drag race: An owner must loose the dog at just the right moment.
  — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 18 June 2018
• During the caution, the Team Penske driver won the drag race off pitlane and took over control of the race.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 14 May 2022
• The drag racing circuit has been open to female racers since the 1960s.
  — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2019
• In May of 1988, tragedy struck a small neighborhood when a street drag race resulted in the deaths of three.
  — Meagan Hurley, Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2020
• The Nissan beats the Volkswagen Atlas in a drag race, but the rest of its competitors leave it in the dust.
  — Michael Simari, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2018
• Matthew Stafford Ferrari drag race: Stafford has a Ferrari.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2018
• Amusement park thrill rides, drag race track and campground.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2019
• People who’ve never been to a drag race are missing out.
  — Jim Clash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Set these two up for a drag race, and the Mustang's big power and extra torque do nothing for it.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
• A few of the events were more unique, including goat dressing and a wild drag race, which involved steers — not cars.
  — Ryan Vlahovich, azcentral, 16 Feb. 2020
• Soon, promoters added drag races, small jumps, and gimmicks like tug-of-war.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
• Fall is harvest festival time in the area — and drag race season.
  — John Paul Brammer, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2024
• The cars engaged in the drag race hit two other cars, according to police.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 8 June 2020
• Skid marks on the streets testify to the occasional drag races that take place late at night.
  — Marc Daalder, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2018
• From there, the duo goes drag racing through the desert and eventually take a literal leap of faith over a cliff.
  — Karina Hoshikawa, Teen Vogue, 25 July 2018
• While only a small part, a young Harrison Ford can be seen prominently in the drag race scenes.
  — Leah Hall, Country Living, 8 Mar. 2023
• Moser nodded toward the Plymouth and told me Big Willie throttled that car to glory in drag races across the country.
  — Daniel Miller, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
• Most racing takes places on Thursday (drag races) and Saturdays (races and stunts).
  — Chris Erskine, latimes.com, 20 June 2019
• His preferred method of combat, however, was not to drag race.
  — Elizabeth Weil, Saveur, 6 Sep. 2016
• The other officer in the case, Humias Khan, 24, was new to the force and was still on probation when the drag race occurred, police said.
  — Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021
• My adult niece is in recovery from a recent crash caused by two teenagers drag racing on a highway.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
• Donaldson agreed, and said simply having a six-month season, rather than a nine-week drag race, will help.
  — Phil Miller, Star Tribune, 23 Feb. 2021
• This leaves him unprotected when the Ghoulies (whom Archie called the cops on during the drag race last season) jump him in the music room and steal his sneakers.
  — Jessica MacLeish, Teen Vogue, 18 Oct. 2018
• The Waukegan man, 60, was drag racing a Mazda 3 south on Sheridan Road, witnesses told police.
  — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024