How to Use paddock in a Sentence

paddock

noun
  • Over the past year the swine tore up the horse paddock.
    New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The land had to be cleared and the fencing and paddocks built.
    Courant Community, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The car was pushed to the paddock with a 38th-place finish.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Once the paddock is cleared, the goats are moved to a new one, Bartz said.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020
  • The rest of the paddock could sense, though, that this was no mistake.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The trio accounts for 40% of the paddock’s podiums over the past five races.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
  • There isn’t a driver in the paddock who doesn't feel the exact the same way.
    Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018
  • No high-fives from fans during the walkover from the backside to the paddock.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The son of Union Rags can get a bit excited in the paddock.
    Bill Center, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Later, in the paddock, Code of Kings flipped over twice and broke his neck.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023
  • In fact, there are paid contests for which horse looks best in the paddock.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Bison have been kept in a paddock next to Spreckels Lake at the park since the 1890s.
    Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • After a rain, the mud in the paddocks can be 8 inches deep, LeBeau said.
    Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • See how Churchill Downs’ paddock has changed over 150 years.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2024
  • There was gossip in the paddock; the presence of the McLaren F1 team's top dogs ensured that much.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2018
  • The birds are known to nest in pine trees near the bison paddock at Golden Gate Park.
    Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • The inside of the parking lot area will serve as the series’ paddock for the weekend.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Each day he's let out of his stall and into his paddock at 7 a.m. sharp.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Trails wrap through the orchard and around a livestock paddock built to keep wolves away.
    Peter Marteka, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2018
  • George loved his first ride–he was led around a paddock on a rein and shrieked with delight.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2018
  • The grandstand will be limited to the second floor and the east apron, east paddock and east side of the first floor.
    Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 2 July 2020
  • The paddock, where fans can glimpse horses en route to the starting gate, backs up to the parking lot.
    Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • One of the deaths counted was an accident in the paddock.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Our family has had seats in the paddock going back to the 1930s.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Thousand Words, flipped over in the paddock and was scratched by an on-site physician.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Baffert punched his right arm in the air after watching the finish on the video board in the paddock.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2021
  • Also by the paddock were a jockey and a horse — but in costume.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2021
  • The buzz in the paddock of air guns and engines being fine-tuned is coming to life, with the swarm of fans still hours away.
    Maury Brown, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021
  • With this technique, the horses make their own choices and are free to move throughout the paddock, closer or further away from the client.
    Kelly Bowman, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
  • When a client enters the paddock, the horses immediately have their eyes on them.
    Kelly Bowman, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024

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