Examples of Olympic in a Sentence
She won an Olympic medal in diving.
Recent Examples on the Web
Biles is kicking off her 2024 Olympic gymnastics season on May 17-18 at the U.S. Classic in Hartford, Connecticut with hopes to secure a spot in the upcoming Paris Olympics, according to Olympics.com.
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2024
Competing for Olympic Spots: Two friends had run side by side for more than 10,000 miles.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Like the first game, Hades II puts you in the role of a child of Hades who, with the aid of their extended family of Olympic gods, chthonic figures, and lesser deities, must face a never-ending gauntlet to escape the realm to which they’re bound.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
Photo of the day: Olympic flame arrives in Marseille
The Olympic flame has reached France ahead of the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony in July.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
In her comeback meet this past weekend, the 2012 all-around Olympic gold medalist, 28, successfully qualified for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the end of May, setting her up for a trip to the Olympic Trials in June — and potentially the 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
Champlin earlier this year was named a semifinalist for the 94th annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award that is given to the nation’s top collegiate or Olympic athlete.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
And less than a month after winning an Olympic bronze medal, Molly Seidel got some marathon advice from a seatmate on her plane.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Apr. 2024
Beard, who is from Baltimore and ran in college at Howard, splashed onto the Olympic radar as a surprise winner of the 60-meter hurdles at the Millrose Games in February, earning a spot in the U.S. track & field Olympic trials in Oregon in June.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2024
Competing for Olympic Spots: Two friends had run side by side for more than 10,000 miles.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 10 May 2024
Like the first game, Hades II puts you in the role of a child of Hades who, with the aid of their extended family of Olympic gods, chthonic figures, and lesser deities, must face a never-ending gauntlet to escape the realm to which they’re bound.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2024
Photo of the day: Olympic flame arrives in Marseille
The Olympic flame has reached France ahead of the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony in July.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
In her comeback meet this past weekend, the 2012 all-around Olympic gold medalist, 28, successfully qualified for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships at the end of May, setting her up for a trip to the Olympic Trials in June — and potentially the 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
Champlin earlier this year was named a semifinalist for the 94th annual AAU James E. Sullivan Award that is given to the nation’s top collegiate or Olympic athlete.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2024
And less than a month after winning an Olympic bronze medal, Molly Seidel got some marathon advice from a seatmate on her plane.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Apr. 2024
Beard, who is from Baltimore and ran in college at Howard, splashed onto the Olympic radar as a surprise winner of the 60-meter hurdles at the Millrose Games in February, earning a spot in the U.S. track & field Olympic trials in Oregon in June.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Olympic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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Olympic
adjective
Olym·pic
ə-ˈlim-pik 
ō-
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: of or relating to the Olympic Games
the U.S. Olympic team
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