How to Use derby in a Sentence

derby

noun
  • The derby team hopes to stop the team from using the name.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2021
  • That’s the hub of the derby, with at least 100 bob houses on the bay.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Muncy will take part in the home run derby the day before the game.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
  • The first round and second round of the derby will have three minutes on the clock.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • The home run derby will be streamed live at 11 a.m. at MLB.com.
    — J.c. Carnahan, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 July 2018
  • Max Muncy and Will Smith joined the derby, giving the Dodgers a 5-1 lead.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Watch the fastest two minutes in sports and wear your derby best.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2022
  • This was the duo’s fourth time hosting the derby, the last time being in 2016.
    — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2018
  • The night took the tone of a true derby as chants and jeers boomed through the stadium.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 25 June 2021
  • The derby is open to all children who are 15 years old, or younger.
    — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 6 May 2021
  • Ryan Howard, who won the derby in 2006 and talked to Hoskins last week, is the last Phillies slugger to take part.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
  • There’s no such thing as an Olympic medal for roller derby.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Moody asked the podcast team if there was a roller derby scene in Metro Phoenix.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Franklin and Charlie Brown have a fight when their derby car falls apart.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • So will the Friday derby, said Damye Hahn, the Devines’ daughter.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
  • Ramos, 24, had a strong showing in the first round of Tuesday’s home run derby with 17 dingers.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
  • Getafe and Leganes drew 0-0 last weekend in the southern Madrid derby.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Prizes will be awarded at the end of the event, including for the largest fish caught, most fish caught and best hat worn to the derby.
    — Steve Smith, courant.com, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Like most hat styles with full brim, the bowler hat, also known as the derby hat, came from England.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 14 July 2023
  • The teams themselves relish in these derby clashes, and the fans even more so.
    — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The Raiders are a darkhorse in a potential QB derby for this draft.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The coaster features a soap-box derby theme and includes a 70-foot first hill.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • One day, her boyfriend invited her to come to a roller derby event.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Saturday’s games wrapped up around 2 a.m. and gave way to a home run derby.
    — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2019
  • The co-favorites at the derby are Justify and Mendelssohn, both at 4-to-1, at the betting site www.bovada.lv.
    — Michael Shapiro, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2018
  • Alonso is trying to become the first player to win the derby three straight times.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 18 July 2022
  • The Reds can move within one win of a first league title in 30 years with a victory in the derby.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 19 June 2020
  • My son was in cub scouts and had a pinewood derby (miniature wood car racing event).
    — John Benson, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Arne Slot’s incandescent rage at the end of this month’s Merseyside derby has earned the Liverpool head coach a two-match touchline ban.
    — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has been handed a two-match touchline ban following his post-game red card after the Merseyside derby.
    — James Pearce, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

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