- plural of athlete.
athletes
Example Sentences
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In fact, the new thinking in sports considers an athlete’s stomach almost as useful as the legs—a weapon to train and harness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Instead of pointing to one ideal running technique, it argues that speed develops from the interaction between an athlete's body, their environment, and their training background.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Her coach, Jenny Meadows, told BBC Sport the athlete's time in Lievin could have been up to one second faster - and Hodgkinson is aiming higher still.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
“There’s no person in an athlete’s quiver more important than the tech,” said Stacey Cook, a retired American World Cup Alpine ski racer who competed for 15 years as a member of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
With each foreign athlete’s victory, an abbreviated version of his or her national anthem was played.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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