How to Use paddock in a Sentence
paddock
noun-
Over the past year the swine tore up the horse paddock.
— New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022 -
The land had to be cleared and the fencing and paddocks built.
— Courant Community, 26 Dec. 2017 -
The car was pushed to the paddock with a 38th-place finish.
— Paul Newberry, ajc, 22 Mar. 2021 -
Once the paddock is cleared, the goats are moved to a new one, Bartz said.
— Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2020 -
The rest of the paddock could sense, though, that this was no mistake.
— Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021 -
The trio accounts for 40% of the paddock’s podiums over the past five races.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020 -
There isn’t a driver in the paddock who doesn't feel the exact the same way.
— Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2018 -
No high-fives from fans during the walkover from the backside to the paddock.
— Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2020 -
The son of Union Rags can get a bit excited in the paddock.
— Bill Center, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021 -
Later, in the paddock, Code of Kings flipped over twice and broke his neck.
— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2023 -
In fact, there are paid contests for which horse looks best in the paddock.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2019 -
Bison have been kept in a paddock next to Spreckels Lake at the park since the 1890s.
— Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, 16 Aug. 2019 -
After a rain, the mud in the paddocks can be 8 inches deep, LeBeau said.
— Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2017 -
See how Churchill Downs’ paddock has changed over 150 years.
— Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 28 Apr. 2024 -
There was gossip in the paddock; the presence of the McLaren F1 team's top dogs ensured that much.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2018 -
The birds are known to nest in pine trees near the bison paddock at Golden Gate Park.
— Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021 -
The inside of the parking lot area will serve as the series’ paddock for the weekend.
— Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2020 -
Each day he's let out of his stall and into his paddock at 7 a.m. sharp.
— Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Apr. 2022 -
Trails wrap through the orchard and around a livestock paddock built to keep wolves away.
— Peter Marteka, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2018 -
George loved his first ride–he was led around a paddock on a rein and shrieked with delight.
— Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2018 -
The grandstand will be limited to the second floor and the east apron, east paddock and east side of the first floor.
— Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 2 July 2020 -
The paddock, where fans can glimpse horses en route to the starting gate, backs up to the parking lot.
— Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021 -
One of the deaths counted was an accident in the paddock.
— John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023 -
Our family has had seats in the paddock going back to the 1930s.
— Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Aug. 2020 -
Thousand Words, flipped over in the paddock and was scratched by an on-site physician.
— Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2020 -
Baffert punched his right arm in the air after watching the finish on the video board in the paddock.
— BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2021 -
Also by the paddock were a jockey and a horse — but in costume.
— Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2021 -
The buzz in the paddock of air guns and engines being fine-tuned is coming to life, with the swarm of fans still hours away.
— Maury Brown, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2021 -
There was plenty of reason why the appointment drew scrutiny across the paddock.
— Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 -
Coming in with $200 million price tag, the project has been underway for almost a year and will flip the paddock's footprint, double its space and add thousands of seats, among other improvements.
— Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 20 Mar. 2024
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