marathon

[US]/ˈmærəθən/
[UK]/ˈmærəθɑːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long-distance running race; a test of endurance
adj. of or relating to a marathon; displaying endurance
vi. to participate in a marathon race

Phrases & Collocations

run a marathon

marathon training

half marathon

marathon runner

boston marathon

Example Sentences

a marathon speech of 6 hours

The marathon did me in.

embarking on a marathon UK tour.

A marathon tests a runner's endurance.

the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner.

I’m hoping to be in the marathon next year.

the last leg of an interview marathon which began this summer.

marathon runners go through the pain barrier.

She has the spare figure of a marathon runner.

people expected the marathon runner supreme to win.

fifty -ries for Marathon race 50

finished the marathon in a disappointing 12th place.

On the other hand, the ultra-marathoner might outlive us all.

ran in the marathon; athletes who run for the gold medal.

Accompanying the peripatetic Secretary of State on his shuttle diplomacy marathons,

Ed Eyestone, a two-time Olympic marathoner and men's cross-country coach at Brigham Young University, has a master's degree in exercise physiology.

Real-world Examples

Yamaguchi says this is a marathon not a sprint.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

The move toward worldwide peace and prosperity is a marathon, not a sprint.

Source: Prison Break Season 1

It has been both a marathon and a sprint.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

The IELTS test is a marathon, right?

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Running a marathon is very hard work.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

It's asked the government to take urgent action to cancel an upcoming marathon.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

With the full marathon, the one year marathon.

Source: Learn phonetics with Lucy.

My legs were sore after running the marathon.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

The final event in the Olympics is the marathon.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 5 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

It's like running a full marathon for four years.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

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