How to Use demolition derby in a Sentence

demolition derby

noun

• The demolition derby will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the grandstand.
  — Megan Becka, cleveland, 26 July 2021
• From in the pits to the arena, these are the sights and sounds of Friday's demolition derby at the Marion County Fair.
  — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2019
• Marvis selling tickets in the shade of the grandstand, where the demolition derby was the biggest draw.
  — Stephanie McCrummen, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2017
• Like a Humvee in a demolition derby of Fiats, the continents won't go down.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
• For car and truck lovers, this year’s fair will offer a figure 8 event, a demolition derby, truck pulls and tractor pulls.
  — Melanie Savage, courant.com, 16 Aug. 2021
• The Stampede offers up two of the biggest demolition derbies in the Northeast.
  — Chip McCabe, courant.com, 6 June 2019
• Be sure to catch the more destructive standards, such as chain-saw art, monster trucks and a demolition derby.
  — Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2019
• And the debut of the Music City Grand Prix was more demolition derby than open-wheel race with as many cars failing to finish (9) as cautions.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2023
• Sprint races are the demolition derby of cross-country skiing, short and speedy and often fraught with peril.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2021
• For a while against Auburn, this was the Alabama victory lap that felt like a demolition derby.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2021
• Several early episodes go by with hardly any time spent in a car, which seems to go against the whole point of adapting a demolition derby video game.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2023
• Plus: a demolition derby, a stunt dog show, a one-man circus and a Pictionary Game Show, according to a press release.
  — Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 6 July 2022
• In the past, James socialized with a group of six people ages 24 to 30 for everything from concerts to a demolition derby.
  — John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• Watch a demolition derby, cruise the agriculture and craft exhibits, turn the kids loose on the carnival rides, and get up close to farm animals.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2018
• Behind them is a demolition derby of nearly a dozen Democrats.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2018
• In its attempt to be the toughest golf championship on the planet, the U.S. Open sometimes goes off the rails and becomes a demolition derby instead.
  — Joe Juliano, Philly.com, 16 June 2018
• Hamilton avoided trouble at the start as the cars bolted uphill into the blind left turn that can turn the field into a demolition derby.
  — Jim Vertuno, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2019
• The only way to save the city is to destroy a big chunk of it — a Manhattan demolition derby dictated by Albany.
  — Curbed, 26 Jan. 2022
• In addition to live music, the rave featured a football game and a demolition derby.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 June 2021
• The floors of the buildings over the years have bowed and collapsed, piling weaving machines on top of themselves like a vertical demolition derby.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2022
• Five stages of entertainment, rides and games, a demolition derby, a classic car show, and, of course, livestock judging are on the agenda.
  — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2022
• Other highlights of the fair include truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby and the annual chili cook-off.
  — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2021
• Rides and some attractions, such as the monster trucks and demolition derby, cost extra.
  — Briona Butler, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022
• The oldest fair in the land offers demolition derbies, horse races, farm animals, sky divers, midway rides and games, live music and food truck cuisine.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 23 Aug. 2019
• Now, for this week's other group date, remember how Annaliese just couldn’t with the demolition derby last week due to her childhood bumper car trauma!?
  — Ashley Iaconetti, Cosmopolitan, 16 Jan. 2018
• Now the Viaduct turns into a two-story demolition derby as people make desperate bids to reach the nearest off-ramp before the thing buckles.
  — Bruce Barcott, Outside Online, 25 Aug. 2011
• Among the biggest draws every year are the monster truck shows and Demo Cross, a combination demolition derby and figure-8 race.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2022
• There’s a humanism to these shots of demolition derbies and lush Appalachian fields that feels of a piece with something like Malick's Days of Heaven, where the emphasis is always on the light, the sky, the time of day.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2019
• Carnival rides, kiddie tractor pull, pet show, chicken rodeo, pageants, tractor pull, demolition derby and more.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 June 2024
• This two-day fête pays homage to this starchy yellow vegetable with events like a parade, a corn-eating contest, a fire department water fight, a demolition derby, a karaoke contest, and other corny activities.
  — Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024