- plural of athlete.
athletes
Example Sentences
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It is not only athletes who are desperate to join the project.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Frequently, when states pass laws barring transgender athletes from competition, the result can feel overwhelmingly personal to those affected, since the number of people excluded in a given state can be counted on your fingers.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
His two older brothers were both Division I athletes with Dominic Davis playing football and running track at USC and Diab Davis running track at California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Dorsey has a long history of sending athletes to the professional leagues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
At first I thought he was talking about the other athletes like me.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
