derby

noun

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Recent Examples of derby 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 Everton won the last meeting 2-0 in April 2024 and could secure consecutive derby victories at Goodison for the first time since 1994. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 The three permanent buildings also allow the derby to offer differing levels of ticket options and upgrades with spaces such as rooftop viewing. — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for derby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
  1. bowler
  2. baseball cap
  3. bonnet
  4. sombrero
  5. helmet
  6. fedora
  7. boater
  8. cowboy hat
Noun
  • The bowlers took just four wickets, with Taskin Ahmed bowling a 1-28 in seven overs.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Garcia is the first bowler from Richards to win a state title and the fourth to place at state.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of bowler
Noun
  • Boxy tees, cropped and oversized sweatshirts and denim baseball cap round out the line.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In a video posted on social media Feb. 20, Garfield and Barbaro, who were dressed casually, including in baseball caps, could be seen chatting before the show began.
    — Athena Sobhan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • Other People’s Money opens with a man walking into a garage full of expensive cars and lying naked, face down, on the bonnet of one of the luxury automobiles.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The ‘Iced Black’ bonnet sets the contrast nicely while the 23-inch five-spoke forged aluminum wheels, illuminated grille, and polished brightwork complete the look.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • But the popular image of a mariachi ensemble as an ensemble dressed in black with big sombrero charros persists.
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the clothes belonged to Joaquín: a crisp pair of tan Lee jeans, rarely worn; several pairs of boots; a box of sombreros.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of sombrero
Noun
  • With helmets on, the sick astronauts would have been unable to blow their noses, and the buildup of pressure could have ruptured their eardrums: a painful and possibly career-ending injury.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Tech innovator Ethan Skate (Stanley Tucci) has developed virtual reality helmets called neurocasters with bifurcation capabilities, meaning people can work and play at the same time, enjoying safe VR leisure pursuits while their robot avatars take care of the hard stuff in the dystopian real world.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • This straw fedora, $25.99 on Amazon, is more affordable and looks chic.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Another local man remembers hosting a garage sale at his house, and finding that Kale, wearing a zoot suit and a fedora, had wandered into their laundry room and was digging through his family’s dirty clothes.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of fedora
Noun
  • Lees Ferry, the put-in for boaters on the Grand Canyon, lies just downstream of the dam, which releases cold water from the bottom of Lake Powell and provides hydroelectric power in the process.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of boater
Noun
  • In addition to tagging along for the film's premiere, Brisket has also been seen all over Powell's Instagram doing everything from wearing matching cowboy hats to riding along in a shoulder sling and even appearing in thirst traps alongside his shirtless dad.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma, appeared on the Senate floor this week wearing a cowboy hat to protest a recent enforcement of dress code rules that prevented Senator Jim Banks from voting while wearing sneakers.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of cowboy hat

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