three-legged race
noun
: a race between pairs of competitors with each pair having their adjacent legs bound together
Examples of three-legged race in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Other events over the course of the weekend include a boat parade and a traditional parade, contests like a three-legged race, tug-of-war and a Blackwater Railroad Company pop-up show at 4 p.m. Monday.
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Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
But as you haven’t been introduced to this guy, let your girlfriend show him the ropes — to take this rodeo metaphor to its dusty death. Challenge them to a three-legged race.
—Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2022
The two men navigated the terrain in a way that some observers compared to a three-legged race.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
The event, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Parr Park, 3010 Parr Lane, will include activities such as a three-legged race, sponge toss, sack races and tug of war.
—Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 6 May 2021
At the 1992 Town Picnic in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the three-legged race was won for the first time by a single person.
—Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
Would his smile be intact for a blindfolded three-legged race hosted by Mila Kunis in episode two?
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2019
Pioneer Park Fourth of July Celebration — Visit Pioneer Park for a day of live music, outdoor games, bubbles, a three-legged race, face painting and more.
—Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2019
Throw a summer party with old-fashioned games, including three-legged races, horseshoes and sack races.
—Arizona Republic, azcentral, 1 July 2019
Naomi Stock, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
But as you haven’t been introduced to this guy, let your girlfriend show him the ropes — to take this rodeo metaphor to its dusty death. Challenge them to a three-legged race.
—Anna Pulley, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2022
The two men navigated the terrain in a way that some observers compared to a three-legged race.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
The event, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Parr Park, 3010 Parr Lane, will include activities such as a three-legged race, sponge toss, sack races and tug of war.
—Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 6 May 2021
At the 1992 Town Picnic in Chernobyl, Ukraine, the three-legged race was won for the first time by a single person.
—Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020
Would his smile be intact for a blindfolded three-legged race hosted by Mila Kunis in episode two?
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2019
Pioneer Park Fourth of July Celebration — Visit Pioneer Park for a day of live music, outdoor games, bubbles, a three-legged race, face painting and more.
—Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2019
Throw a summer party with old-fashioned games, including three-legged races, horseshoes and sack races.
—Arizona Republic, azcentral, 1 July 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of three-legged race was
in 1872
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three-legged race
nounˈthrē-ˈleg-əd-,
-ˈlegd-
: a race between pairs of competitors with each partner having one leg tied to the adjoining leg of the other partner
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