the turf
noun
: the sport or business of horse racing
—often used as turf before another noun
turf writers/races
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The first day feature is the 80th Oceanside Stakes for 3-year-olds at 1 mile on the turf.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
When the crowd wasn’t baying in support, an astonishing silence fell on Court 1, punctuated by the smallest sounds: a ball being bounced on the turf at the far end of the seventy-eight-foot court; birdsong; a door closing somewhere far away.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Teenagers embraced one another while toddlers ran around the turf.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 10 July 2025
As for what renovations currently remain, Goff said the biggest are adding the turf and wrapping up some other finishing touches.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
When the crowd wasn’t baying in support, an astonishing silence fell on Court 1, punctuated by the smallest sounds: a ball being bounced on the turf at the far end of the seventy-eight-foot court; birdsong; a door closing somewhere far away.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Teenagers embraced one another while toddlers ran around the turf.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 10 July 2025
As for what renovations currently remain, Goff said the biggest are adding the turf and wrapping up some other finishing touches.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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