All 10 Uses of
establish
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Seabiscuit by Hillenbrand
- From 1936 to 1940, Seabiscuit endured a remarkable run of bad fortune, conspiracy, and injury to establish himself as one of history's most extraordinary athletes.†
Chpt Pref. (definition 1)
- Fitzsimmons soon established himself as the most successful conditioner of Thoroughbreds in the nation.
Chpt 1.3 (definition 2) *established = proved
- To help aspiring riders establish themselves in the sport, a horse ridden by a bug boy had his impost reduced by five pounds.†
Chpt 1.4 (definition 1)
- As the weekday wonder and the money man, Pollard and Woolf established themselves in the uppermost tier of North American racing.
Chpt 1.6 (definition 1) *established = set (caused acceptance of)
- Though his two main rivals had established themselves over the Bay Meadows course, Seabiscuit, by virtue of his Scarsdale Handicap win, was given the high weight of 116 pounds, 2 more than Uppermost and 9 more than Velociter.
Chpt 2.8 (definition 2)established = proven
- Pari-mutuel racing was spanking new in California and many other places, so there were few established racing writers.†
Chpt 2.9 (definition 1)
- He had streaked down the stretch to finish fourth and had come back a week later to score a smashing victory over Whichcee in a Hollywood stakes race, firmly establishing himself as the second-best horse in the West.
Chpt 2.17 (definition 1)establishing = settling, or setting in a place
- Pollard promised her that once he was established, he would send for her and they would marry.†
Chpt 3.20 (definition 1)
- Even when he had been at the top of his game with Seabiscuit, Pollard had never established himself with any other major stable, so Howard was his only real hope.
Chpt 3.22 (definition 2)established = proven
- Evidently with Howard's blessing, he had joined the newly established Jockeys' Guild, the final realization of Tommy Luther's community-fund insurance idea.†
Chpt Epil. (definition 1)
Definitions:
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(1) (establish as in: establish a positive tone) create, start, or set in [a] place
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(2) (establish as in: establish that there is a need) show or determine (cause to be recognized or figure out)