Explore Steeplechase through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like footrace or run. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Steeplechase meaning
- A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course.
- An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.
Using Steeplechase
- The main meaning on this page is: A horse race, either across open country, or over an obstacle course. | An athletics event in which the runners have to run 3000 metres round a track, jumping hurdles and a water obstacle along the way.
- Useful related words include: footrace, foot race, run, horse race.
- In the example corpus, steeplechase often appears in combinations such as: the steeplechase, steeplechase association, steeplechase final.
Context around Steeplechase
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Steeplechase
- In this selection, "steeplechase" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 3000m, national, aiken, association, final and event stand out and add context to how "steeplechase" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the aiken steeplechase association s and 2 000 steeplechase. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "steeplechase" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with steeplechase
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Weber became Steeplechase U. and Hislop the steeplechase guru. (9 words)
St. Marys’ Calvin Morris won the 2,000 steeplechase. (9 words)
In May, Rooks broke BYU’s record in the steeplechase. (10 words)
He has built up to this year’s Grand Annual with three runs last spring and two lead-up runs this autumn – a last placing on the flat at Cranbourne before a 3200m steeplechase win at Pakenham on April 14. (40 words)
Allie Ostrander got her first taste of professional cat & moose in the first preliminary race for the Women’s 3000M Steeplechase at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday afternoon. (35 words)
He also likened the efforts to find a vaccine for the virus to a “giant global steeplechase” and said taking short cuts in the search for an effective vaccine would risk millions of lives. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Weber became Steeplechase U. and Hislop the steeplechase guru.
Leslie Young, left, and Jack Fisher share the award for leading trainer during the National Steeplechase Association Awards Gala on Nov. 23 at the Aiken Steeplechase Association's racecourse.
Day six kicks off with the 35km race walk and is due to conclude with the men’s 3,000m steeplechase final.
If you have ever been down before, look up Kenneth Rooks in the 2023 Outdoor Championships Steeplechase race final.
In May, Rooks broke BYU’s record in the steeplechase.
St. Marys’ Calvin Morris won the 2,000 steeplechase.
An urgent CAS verdict is likely before the women's steeplechase is contested at the Paris Olympics Aug. 6-8 at Stade de France.
Avinash Sable's Men's 3000m Steeplechase Event at Diamond League Final will be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website.
Hakizimana, 36, was a former distance runner who holds Rwanda's record for the 3,000m steeplechase.
He has built up to this year’s Grand Annual with three runs last spring and two lead-up runs this autumn – a last placing on the flat at Cranbourne before a 3200m steeplechase win at Pakenham on April 14.
Jean-Simon Desgagnes also qualified for the men’s 3000 steeplechase final on Monday.
The National Steeplechase Association recognized Topic Changer as its leading 3-year-old jumper for his efforts in 2022.
When Caramelised passed the front-running West Newton on the backstretch of the Aiken Steeplechase Association’s racecourse, Ricky Hendriks prepared himself for disappointment March 23.
Astonishingly, it was Bee Tee Junior’s very first steeplechase start.
He also likened the efforts to find a vaccine for the virus to a “giant global steeplechase” and said taking short cuts in the search for an effective vaccine would risk millions of lives.
He didn’t ride again until 1 March but his recovery fuelled his father’s desire to have his son make his debut that April in the world’s most famous steeplechase.
Sable, who has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the steeplechase event, last ran in a competitive race in October last year at the World Military Games in Wuhan.
Those disciplines that are not included in this year's Diamond League final - 200m, 3000m steeplechase, triple jump, discus - will be core events in the Continental Tour Gold meetings, as will the hammer throw.
You’ll pass the tall wooden lookout that oversees the grounds (and beyond) of the annual Iroquois Steeplechase, which was canceled this year because of the pandemic, and along the route are scenic overlooks.
Allie Ostrander got her first taste of professional cat & moose in the first preliminary race for the Women’s 3000M Steeplechase at the USA Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday afternoon.
Common combinations with steeplechase
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: