How to Use furlong in a Sentence

furlong

noun

• King Jack is the 2-1 favorite in the field of nine going 6 furlongs.
  — Larry Stumes, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• Post time for the seven-furlong race is set for 6:18 p.m.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2020
• On the turf, inside was place to be last year in 5 furlong sprints, not so this year.
  — Jeff Nahill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022
• The feature is an allowance race, the seventh, down the hill at 6½ furlongs on the turf.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• The 3-year-old got a free pass into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint with a 3¼-length win in the six-furlong race.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2021
• Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on the main track.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
• Ogden edges Cameron by a head in the second race on the card, a six furlong sprint on the main track.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022
• Sir Winston spent much of the race near the back of the 10-horse field but began to move up with six furlongs to go.
  — Steve Almasy, CNN, 8 June 2019
• First Mission took the lead heading for home, and Saez moved him to the rail for the final furlong.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2023
• At five furlongs, the $1 million Turf Sprint is the shortest Cup race.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2017
• Two hundred meters in the pool is about a body length less than a furlong.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2021
• This is a maiden special weight at 5 ½ furlongs on the turf.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2020
• Owning, making his first start, won the 5 ½ furlong race by 2 ½ lengths in a small field of five.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 10 July 2018
• Nearby, in a thick clump of grass, stands a red and black old-style furlong marker.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2019
• A furlong is one-eighth of a mile, so the Preakness is 110 yards shorter than the Kentucky Derby.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], AL.com, 15 May 2017
• The six-furlong sprint has drawn 10 entries, with Shaaz the tepid morning-line favorite at 7-2.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
• Mandaloun has two sharp 5 furlong works since winning the Risen Star last month.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
• In this five-furlong sprint on the turf, Hidden Facts lost by less than two lengths against a stronger field last outing; 2.
  — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2020
• Bodemeister down the stretch and pulls away in the final furlong to win the Kentucky Derby.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
• If Rich Strike can catch him in the final furlong, maybe one of these other horses can as well.
  — Jason Frakes, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
• The son of Honor Code made a run at the lead in the final furlong before Authentic pulled away.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2020
• Why are there so many races at Los Alamitos either 5 ½ furlongs or a mile?
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 9 July 2018
• Then came the final furlong of the fastest Belmont since the advent of modern timing.
  — Beth Harris, Houston Chronicle, 9 June 2018
• Concert Tour got up at the wire to beat a very game Freedom Fighter by a half-length to win the seven-furlong race.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2021
• This will be his first start at 10 furlongs for trainer Rodolfe Brisset.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2019
• As the Italian broke from the group to lead into the final furlong, the place erupted with excitement.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 20 June 2019
• The three-year-old filly came from behind to snag a 3/4-length victory in the seven-furlong race.
  — Christian Simmons, sun-sentinel.com, 29 June 2019
• Tina was a furlong out of bounds to send you the information without first discussing it with you.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 9 July 2022
• The gelding basically went wire-to-wire, and Vallejo will ask him to go a half-furlong longer here.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• Even worse, after the plant's foliage withers in summer, spreading roots grow by the furlong in every direction.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Oct 2024