Olympian

Example Sentences

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“Yes, Brittany is the Olympian, but now you have the next generation involved,” Yo-Landa Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Despite his metaphorically Olympian stature, the pop star’s death was astoundingly and shamefully normal for a United States citizen.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026

Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Perathoner, who lives two hours from Cortina, is a two-time Olympian in snowboard cross but in January 2021 suffered a serious knee injury while training for the Beijing Games.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

In order to be named an Olympian you had to compete, and she never got that chance.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad