Sentence examples for a derby at from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a derby at" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific event or location where a derby, such as a horse race or sports competition, is taking place.
Example: "We are all excited to attend a derby at the local racetrack this weekend."
Alternatives: "a race at" or "a competition at".

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After the meeting with Claudio Ranieri's side comes a derby at home to relegation rivals Sunderland, who have won the past six Tyne-Wear derbies.

The New Yorker, January 11 , 1936P. 9 One of the town's gayer young blades bought a derby at Brooks in early autumn, only to lose it during a wild Saturday evening after a football game.

When Frankie Dettori finally bagged himself a Derby at the 15th attempt, it was because his principal employer allowed him to get on a fancied horse for another owner.

They also suffered a fresh injury concern when Rob Burrow limped off late on.This Rovers performance will also have been watched uneasily by their city rivals ahead of a derby at the KC Stadium next Thursday night.

David Flitcroft got one over his friend Keith Hill as Bury beat Rochdale 1-0 in a derby at Spotland, with Danny Rose, who played under the Dale boss at Barnsley, scoring the early winner, and Graham Westley's Peterborough United reached the third round with a 2-0 success over Luton Town thanks to goals from Conor Washington and Marcus Maddison.

The odds on them meeting at Old Trafford for a fourth consecutive year have shortened, as although Wigan and Warrington remain first and second in the table, St Helens and Leeds have claimed significant victories over them – Saints in a derby at Wigan, and the Rhinos at Warrington last Sunday.

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At Sterling Cooper change comes slowly and ambivalently; some ad men smoke marijuana and quote T. S. Eliot while fretting about nuclear war; others drink and dance the jitterbug at a Derby party at a segregated country club.

"We were searching high and low for a Derby horse at that time," Krigger said.

Toronto returned home to Canada for a "derby" match at expansion Montreal … and lost, 2-1.

This is really high for a Derby winner at this stage.

It is hard to recall a derby, even at Goodison, that Everton were more expected to win.

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