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
• 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 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 | [e-mail], 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
• There will be signs with arrows pointing you to the lot, according to the derby.
  — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, 18 July 2019
• The derby rules allow competitors to fish for two of the five species available at Big Lake.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
• My derbies would be lined with forest green to remind me of the forests behind my dacha.
  — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
• The 20-year-old made his first start against Leganes but did not play well, damaging his chances of starting the derby against Atletico.
  — Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 6 Mar 2025