the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
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Patrick Agyemang, 9 years old, was watching and began to dream about being down there on the turf with the USMNT.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Amorim cupped his hand round the back of Casemiro’s neck as the midfielder’s eyes focused down on the turf, a man possibly contemplating how his perfect record in five Champions League finals had become blemished with a loss in the equivalent in Europe’s second-tier competition.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Create an even or slightly undulating mowing surface by filling holes and low spots in the turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
On an October afternoon in 2022, Dillon Gabriel lay motionless on the turf, his head slammed into the ground by a late hit.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Amorim cupped his hand round the back of Casemiro’s neck as the midfielder’s eyes focused down on the turf, a man possibly contemplating how his perfect record in five Champions League finals had become blemished with a loss in the equivalent in Europe’s second-tier competition.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Create an even or slightly undulating mowing surface by filling holes and low spots in the turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2025
On an October afternoon in 2022, Dillon Gabriel lay motionless on the turf, his head slammed into the ground by a late hit.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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