Sentence examples for a late dash for from inspiring English sources

That is not especially surprising given Vancouver's dramatic downturn, but Saturday's result will at least give him and his players something to cling to as they attempt to reverse a catastrophic summer season by making a late dash for the play-offs.

Adam Milner, Weller Hauraki and Michael Channing ended Widnes's shallow hopes of a late dash for a play-off spot.

In Europe, horses tend to lope during the early part of the race to preserve themselves for a late dash.

Newly recovered from a knee injury, Henderson seems to have made the equivalent of a late dash into the penalty area just in time for Euro 2016.

A late dash and steer of the left boot ended the contest.

When Carl Jenkinson conceded a silly free-kick for a needless shove on Fabio Borini, Yann M'Vila slid it low towards Fletcher who had made a late dash into the danger area.

Educationists point to historically specific factors that have helped to fashion Finland's schools, such as the country's small population, its relatively late dash for modernity, and broad acceptance of values such as equality and collaboration that are embedded in its version of the Nordic welfare model.

His late dash for silver, overtaking Kaya on the line, brought back memories of Chris Thompson's own silver behind Farah in Barcelona four years ago.

Allardyce is a 61-year-old salvage expert who has never been relegated from the top flight and, what is more, Sunderland have developed a culture of escapology, having made late dashes for safety in each of the past three seasons under various managers.

35th over: Australia 257-2 (Ponting 34 Symonds 15) Lasith Malinga returns for a final flourish, to see what effect his yorkers have on this late dash by Ponting and Symonds.

9.24pm BST 82 min: Often at this stage teams become a bit more conservative for fear of a late goal dashing their dreams.