Olympian
Example Sentences
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Johannes Høesflot Klæbo, the greatest winter Olympian, shared interesting tidbits about himself with sports editor Joshua Robinson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Now he’s pulled off the track equivalent with the announcement that 2024 Olympian Quincy Wilson, from Bullis School in Potomac, Md., is coming on April 11 to compete at the Arcadia Invitational at Arcadia High.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 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
Nothing’s more stirring than seeing an Olympian override pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Sunlight poured down, as if the gods were flooding the arena with a light fiercer than usual, the better to watch the show from their Olympian heights.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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