How to Use freestyle in a Sentence

freestyle

noun
  • Weyant placed second in the 500-yard freestyle, the event Thomas won.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Styles include popping, locking, house, freestyle and others.
    oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The lyrics were born during a freestyle session, which is how the majority of his songs start, with producers who don’t speak Spanish.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Jim Dreyer — who last year fell short of completing his freestyle across Lake Michigan for a second time — plans to try it again.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Kibler's signature event, the 200-meter freestyle, is Wednesday night.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2022
  • The 30-year-old’s going to give the best freestyle a free beat.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 May 2024
  • The skiers in this movie—shot on film cameras in the 1960s—were among the first freestyle skiers.
    Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Last year, George swam in one meet a 50-yard freestyle race.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Her third event at the London Games was the 400-meter freestyle.
    Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The intensity was more from the freestyle of the moment.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Champion in the freestyle and backstroke, one of the best in his age group in the nation.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Some of his freestyle tendencies will need to be reined in. 8.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Most rhythm, dance and freestyle skates have adjustable toe stops.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2022
  • On the last day, Wiffen doubled down on the gold in the longest race of the pool, 1500m freestyle.
    Paras Jan, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Warm up with easy freestyle swimming for two to five minutes.
    Mallory Creveling, Women's Health, 16 June 2023
  • Shout out to Saturno too for the freestyle reemergence, which was brilliant too.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • While many artists have recorded freestyles on the show, this is the first such track to appear on a Billboard chart.
    Xander Zellner, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The top swimmer for Five Oaks was Lauren Fowler, who was second in the 11-12 girls breaststroke and tied for fifth in the freestyle.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Carmel Olympian won silver medal in 4x200 freestyle relay at worlds.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the final high school swimming meet of his career, Gilbert Higley senior Keaton Jones broke the state record in the 200-yard freestyle.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Incoming freshman Luke Whitlock made the team in the 800 freestyle.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • At age 16, Mckenzie held her own against a grown man in a Las Vegas freestyle rap battle.
    Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy is a king in his sport.
    Laura Lane, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The Eagles will turn to their depth this weekend, especially in the freestyle events.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024
  • Events will include racing, freestyle and two-wheel skills.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Both DeLano, now a junior, and Jo, a sophomore, took part in the winning 400 freestyle relay team.
    Matt MacCormack, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The video has three million views, proving that the ploy worked better than simply posting a freestyle would have.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2022
  • For the cinephile on the move or the person who wants to create a new environment with a simple tech setup, the freestyle is for you.
    Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Even amid the uproar over the 100-meter freestyle results, Mr. Larson managed to reach the gold medal podium in Rome.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Biden's flubs and Trump's freestyles The potential 2024 presidential nominees gave two very different speeches this week.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024

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