Summer Games

American  

plural noun

1. Olympic Games held every fourth summer and including swimming, diving, track and field, boxing, and basketball.

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Example Sentences

The Summer Games feature running, jumping, swimming and throwing, activities that can be done mostly anywhere, but many of the disciplines in the Winter Games — skiing, figure skating, luge and snowboarding, for example — require ice and snow, which are unavailable to about two-thirds of the world’s population.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s why more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries competed in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris and less than 3,000 representing about 90 nations will participate in this winter’s Olympics in Italy.

From Los Angeles Times

Snoop Dogg was a big presence for the US during the summer Games in Paris last year, serving as a special correspondent for broadcaster NBC's Olympics coverage, as well as performing at the handover ceremony for Los Angeles 2028.

From BBC

During the Winter Olympic Games in February, it will be the home of Gold Zone, the daily whip-around coverage show hosted by Scott Hanson that was offered only on Peacock during the Summer Games in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

With no permanent structures to build for the 2028 Olympics, LA28 hopes the lasting legacy of the Summer Games will live on in the hearts of Angelenos through one of the largest volunteer programs ever.

From Los Angeles Times