Sentence examples for dash by a from inspiring English sources

This dash by a 25-foot-long scale model covers only about 800 feet and takes place in a huge water tank, not the open ocean.

First, in a battle with Leonard Scott, his Tennessee teammate and close friend, he won the 60-meter dash by a thousandth of a second, 6.553 seconds to 6.554, or less than half an inch.

Though pitting the Jamaican athlete against the speedy cat may not be a fair comparison—especially since in 2009 a cheetah named Sarah bested Bolt's record-breaking 9.69-second 100-meter dash by a good 3 seconds—scientists now know what makes the swift feline faster than similarly built speedsters, such as the racing greyhound.

With "Jesus as my coach," a 100-year-old runner in South Carolina is hoping that she has just broken the Guinness World Record for fastest 100-meter dash by a runner over 100-years-old 100-years-old 100-years-old

His dream appeared dashed by a tenth of an inch.

His dreams of becoming a professional boxer were dashed by a serious car accident.

Our early luck wasn't dashed by a quickly following drought.

TiVo's next hope for a cable deal was dashed by a cruel twist of fate.

But their hopes of life-saving surgery have been dashed by a shortage of funds.

Their dreams were dashed by a long shot and a lucky punch.

The Expos never made it back to the playoffs, and their best hopes were dashed by a strike in 1994.