Explore Jockey through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like horseman or shell. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jockey meaning
- One who rides racehorses competitively.
- That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire
- An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
Synonyms of Jockey
Using Jockey
- The main meaning on this page is: One who rides racehorses competitively. | That part of a variable resistor or potentiometer that rides over the resistance wire | An operator of some machinery or apparatus.
- Useful related words include: horseman, shell, crush, beat out.
- In the example corpus, jockey often appears in combinations such as: the jockey, jockey club, jockey for.
Context around Jockey
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jockey
- In this selection, "jockey" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stable, european, french, flavien, piere and aldo stand out and add context to how "jockey" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include jockey flavien prat and a french jockey i already. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jockey" sits close to words such as abolition, awakening and blasts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jockey
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s the horse, it isn’t the jockey. (9 words)
Knee from dos Anjos as they jockey for position. (9 words)
Colin Keane demonstrated why he is a multiple champion jockey in the opener. (13 words)
Trainer Michael Roberts and jockey Piere Strydom were probably hoping for something akin to the No 5 draw they got, while Bass-Robinson and stable jockey Aldo Domeyer will be happy to take their chances from No 8 or lower. (40 words)
Equestrian fans hoping to meet the of the 135th Rose Parade don’t need to jockey for position or stampede to the front of the stands on New Year’s Day. (31 words)
Another son Kevin was a successful jockey as was grandson Travis, an apprentice at the time, who was tragically killed in a car accident after birthday celebrations in 1996. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Trainer Michael Roberts and jockey Piere Strydom were probably hoping for something akin to the No 5 draw they got, while Bass-Robinson and stable jockey Aldo Domeyer will be happy to take their chances from No 8 or lower.
As an European jockey or a French jockey I already had some experience in different countries.
Another son Kevin was a successful jockey as was grandson Travis, an apprentice at the time, who was tragically killed in a car accident after birthday celebrations in 1996.
Before owning Tinners, Mary worked for Horse & Jockey for 24 years and for Warrens in St Just during the company's early years.
Blackmore made history in 2021 by becoming the Cheltenham Festival's leading jockey, a feat unmatched by any woman before her.
Colin Keane demonstrated why he is a multiple champion jockey in the opener.
Comment: The writer and actors convinced the audience that the jockey with the horse head on a stick won the race and sibling rivalry was resolved.
Cork jockey Gavin Sheehan told ITV, “Put it this way: if it wasn’t a King George I probably would have pulled up.
Disc Jockey was the absolute best- the CDs, the cassettes, the wall of cassette singles (also known as "cassingles").
Equestrian fans hoping to meet the of the 135th Rose Parade don’t need to jockey for position or stampede to the front of the stands on New Year’s Day.
Happy days: Lord Glitters ridden by jockey Daniel Tudhope (grey, centre) winning at Ascot in 2019.
In the meantime, the Japanese developer plans to put out a number of updates for Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, containing both extra content and quality-of-life changes.
It’s the horse, it isn’t the jockey.
It was jockey James McDonald's first Oaks win, adding a glittering prize to his full cupboard of other group 1 race wins.
Jena Antonucci celebrated Arcangelo’s win with owner Jon Ebbert and jockey Javier Castellano.
Jockey Flavien Prat rides Speed Boat Beach to a win in the Grade 1, $300,000 Malibu Stakes at Santa Anita Tuesday in Arcadia.
Jockey Flavien Prat, right, riding Hard to Justify wins the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park.
Jockey Frankie Dettori, right, rides Unquestionable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf race on Friday at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia.
Jockey Rachael Blackmore, who presented Frankie and his mum with tickets to the race, said they were "inspirational".
Knee from dos Anjos as they jockey for position.
Common combinations with jockey
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the jockey 24×
- jockey club 21×
- jockey for 17×
- disc jockey 16×
- and jockey 12×
- jockey and 11×
- champion jockey 5×
- jockey in 5×
- jockey was 5×
- as jockey 5×