athleticism
a high degree of natural talent, strength, or enthusiasm in physical sports or exercises: Yoga should be accessible to all people regardless of body type, level of athleticism, or age.
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How to use athleticism in a sentence
When the Badgers had an outbreak in their athletic department, they missed games against Nebraska and Purdue before returning to play this past weekend.
Maryland, with 15 more players and its coach positive for coronavirus, cancels Michigan State game | Emily Giambalvo | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThat group is big, athletic and versatile while also being loaded with two-way players, and it would qualify on paper as the East’s best lineup.
NBA draft winners and losers: A win for LaMelo Ball, woe for the Warriors | Ben Golliver | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostWe are the athletic equivalent of pickled bees knees in the gourmet section at the Winn Dixie.
This means one less thing to worry about in the heat of competition, so you can just focus on the athletics at hand.
This new workout watch can tell when you switch activities | Rob Verger | November 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceNg is the first female GM in any of the four major North American men’s athletic leagues.
They are impressive animals, solitary hunters blessed with incredible power and athleticism.
This Tiger Has Some Serious Ups | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe very source of his tremendous talent and athleticism seemed to betray him.
A Lesson From LeBron James’ Game One Nightmare | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom an athletic point of view, James is the pinnacle of human athleticism and fitness.
A Lesson From LeBron James’ Game One Nightmare | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether in a vehicle or out of one, Christians should not make money from publicly competing in violent displays of athleticism.
Among the giants of fantasy, athleticism, and history, is there any room for the every day hero?
The Legend of Brown Dog: A Great American Hero Gets His Due | David Masciotra | December 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was a quaintly attractive boyishness about her now, an unsuspected athleticism.
What Will People Say? | Rupert HughesIf we can teach boys to begin to understand that truth while they are at school, we shall have exorcised the bogey of athleticism.
Cambridge Essays on Education | VariousIn his intervals of leisure he pursued his own work, and rode and walked with all his usual tempered athleticism.
The Shadow of Life | Anne Douglas SedgwickMen have overstrained themselves and killed themselves through English athleticism.
Varied Types | G. K. ChestertonFor a short time the hold of athleticism was weakened, and as it weakened, the hold of literature became more firm.
The Loom of Youth | Alec Waugh
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