physical education

NOUN

fitness education

Synonyms

WEAK

PE athletics calisthenics gym class gymnastic phys ed

Example Sentences

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Aspiring physical education teacher Gao Yemiao missed his 30-second window to buy a train ticket home for China's biggest holiday before seats sold out -- but he was lucky.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

This small-group instruction is "almost personalized" and more "efficient" than typical classes, added Clarisse Naud, a physical education adviser.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

She and her wife, a physical education teacher at the school, drove a dozen students from the school’s gay-straight alliance in two vans to the Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

So much so that, even before hanging up his boots, he was already preparing by starting a degree in physical education in Porto.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

“Oh, we always have physical education outdoors, on one of our fields.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor