How to Use cheerleader in a Sentence
cheerleader
noun-
Granato has been a cheerleader from the time the event was announced.
— Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2021 -
Asking people for support is smart, but to make your resolution stick, now is the time to learn how to be your own cheerleader.
— SELF, 30 Dec. 2021 -
Liam always had his own exuberant charm live, a bit of a cheerleader, but intent on making a direct connection with the crowd.
— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 -
Archbishop Tutu was more than a just a spiritual cheerleader for the anti-apartheid movement.
— Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2021 -
Anderson, a former Eastern High School cheerleader, has coached at her alma mater for eight seasons.
— Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Plus, his mom, Allison Berman Weil, was a cheerleader at Alabama.
— Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 6 Jan. 2022 -
Though Olympic coach Gabriel Girard currently serves as Lehman’s coach, his old mentor is happy to serve as a cheerleader.
— George Castle, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022 -
Johnston worked for the team, then known as the Redskins, in the 2000s as a cheerleader and marketing manager.
— Ben Nuckols, chicagotribune.com, 9 Feb. 2022 -
Williams was forced to be a cheerleader during last Sunday’s 27-24, playoff-clinching overtime win over the Rams.
— Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2022 -
That was when Tiffani Johnston, a former cheerleader and marketing manager for the team, aired a new allegation against Snyder.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 -
These are the 16 best movies and TV shows that put the spotlight on cheerleaders.
— EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024 -
In 2011, a cheerleader at the local high school erupted in a fit of spasms.
— Azeen Ghorayshi Amber Bracken, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 -
Stone was a cheerleader, and two of her teammates from the fall are managers for the wrestling team.
— Aj Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2023 -
At the time, Passaro was a star athlete and Hall the head cheerleader.
— Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 -
The Raiders’ supporters and cheerleaders came out in full force as the spotlight hung above the mat.
— Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024 -
The ball was stuck on top of the backboard for a while, then was retrieved by an LSU cheerleader.
— Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2023 -
Though the dad of freshman cheerleader, Vaughn Cottam, was crowned the king of the Jump Off, all the dads felt like winners on the day.
— Akira Olivia Kumamoto, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022 -
Was there any one member of the band who was the biggest cheerleader for the reunion?
— Ian Cohen, SPIN, 1 June 2022 -
Jim, the surfer, had been dating Barbara, the cheerleader, for nine months.
— Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024 -
Our mother was Ping’s biggest cheerleader and taught him to reach for the stars.
— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2022 -
Windey was a cheerleader for the Denver Broncos, but moved on in April 2021.
— Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2022 -
Thank you for being the chief cook, counselor, taxi driver, cheerleader, and best all-around mom in the world.
— Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023 -
Even down from being a cheerleader growing up in the South.
— Darian Symoné Harvin, Allure, 12 Oct. 2022 -
Unlike Tiger, my dreams were small: learn to walk again, make the track team, become a cheerleader.
— Roxanne Jones, CNN, 8 Apr. 2022 -
The photo shows a young man wearing a wig and a cheerleader’s uniform.
— Tori Otten, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Rivera played the tough-as-nails cheerleader Santana Lopez.
— Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2022 -
As a cloudy sky threatened a downpour, the marching band played the school’s fight song, cheerleaders shook pom-poms, and a dance line sashayed.
— Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023 -
That evening the cheerleaders returned to the Elgin H-E-B parking lot and parted ways to drive home.
— Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 29 Apr. 2023 -
Each year, veteran cheerleaders and rookies try out in the hope of snagging one of the 36 spots.
— Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 13 July 2024 -
The men in attendance, meanwhile, were happy to take a backseat — and one in particular, to be a cheerleader for his wife.
— Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
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