athletes
- plural of athlete.
Example Sentences
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As athletes from 74 nations and territories looked on they opened with Alive and Kicking.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
After she set up the scholarship in 2019, Strouse helped to pick the recipients—accounting majors who were also athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The National Collegiate Athletic Association presents the Protect College Sports Act as a solution to a host of problems: disarray in college football, conference realignment and name-image-and-likeness payments to college athletes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Coach Jose Ruiz always asks Leo Hernandez, the track and field and cross country coach, for recommendations on his athletes as potential flag football players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
“I’m writing a feature about promising teen athletes whose careers were cut short. I’d like to talk to you about your son.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
