How to Use cheerleader in a Sentence
cheerleader
noun-
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 -
Granato has been a cheerleader from the time the event was announced.
— Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2021 -
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 -
His niece, a Waukesha North High School cheerleader, was in the parade, but was safe.
— Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2021 -
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 -
One from the Washington side flew out of bounds, off the railing and bonked an Oregon State cheerleader on the head.
— Bill Oram, oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022 -
The protests stem from an account given by a 16-year-old cheerleader at Montville High School, who is Black.
— Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2021 -
Smith was unable to play due to his recovery from foot surgery, but was the biggest cheerleader on the bench for the All-Stars.
— Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2022 -
At the time, Kostek was a Patriots cheerleader and Gronkowski was in his third season with the team.
— Robin Raven, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2022 -
But Yowell never got close to touching the field and didn't want to spend the rest of his college career as a cheerleader.
— Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2023 -
The cheerleaders actually got a break when LJCD scored 35 points in the third quarter.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2023 -
And days after Gillis was killed, two cheerleaders were shot in Elgin, Tex.
— Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Focus on your potential, and talk to people who are your cheerleaders.
— Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 -
Marching bands from schools all over the country will also perform, as will several different performance groups, dancers, and cheerleaders.
— Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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