How to Use gymnasium in a Sentence

gymnasium

noun
  • They were taken to the gymnasium and told to face a wall while the cells in the unit were searched for contraband.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Next came a clip of Gomez walking into the high school gymnasium to greet a shocked crowd of students.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The event took place in a gymnasium, where several dozen people sat on folding chairs.
    Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2021
  • On a recent Friday, students gathered in the gymnasium to hear about the risks of texting and driving.
    Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Restani Court in the gymnasium is back in action with a new locker room for girls and Carrasquilla, for one, is glad to have it.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Behind the gymnasium, students in the Medieval Fight Club practice sparring in a grassy field with padded swords.
    Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2021
  • Heinen said the gymnasium and multipurpose hall should not be considered as a religious use because they won’t be used during prayer sessions.
    Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Over the next few days, balloons were flying outside the gymnasium where the vaccinations are administered.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Instead of sharpening tools like passing, blocking and tackling, Manual went at a more controlled pace in the gymnasium.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Lawson said the caller detailed his plan to go to the gymnasium and fire his gun, at which point the school was immediately placed on lockdown and officers responded to the scene.
    Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE.com, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The gymnasium, part of the tower, has previously been used as an emergency shelter space for 100 women and children during the winter months.
    Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Matthew Akins zipped from one end of the noisy gymnasium to the next.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The gymnasium also can be rented, and lines on the court glow in the dark.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2022
  • In 1975, a fire broke out in the gymnasium, when wrestling mats were burned as a prank.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2022
  • Shots were fired outside the gymnasium as the game ended, and a 16- year-old male was struck in the leg.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Teams then have to compete for space in the school gymnasium.
    Kimberly Fornek, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The school will host a meet-and-greet with the new coach 6 p.m. Wednesday in the varsity gymnasium.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The plan calls for new gymnasiums at six of the seven public high schools in the county.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • And in one large meeting room, the floor was preserved from the school’s gymnasium.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • That gymnasium building connected to the south end of the main church will be home to the restaurant and whiskey bar.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2023
  • The town had its own school, a gymnasium, a grocery store, and saloons.
    Jean Chen Smith, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In the mudroom, a French gymnasium bench holds stacks of Navajo rugs and a few of Lisa’s vintage hats.
    Kelly Ryan Kegans, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The massive dome enclosed the gymnasium of the brand-new Walt Whitman High School.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
  • On one side, the whites sat in theater type chairs, and on the other side, the Blacks stood up in a basketball gymnasium.
    Sibbie O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
  • From there, Beam and I left the gift shop and stepped into the distillery itself, which is roughly the size of a high school gymnasium.
    Maggie Menderski, courier-journal.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • At the next school board meeting, the gymnasium was packed with more than a thousand people.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The school named the gymnasium, where the memorial service was to be held at 11 a.m., in his honor.
    Al.com Reports, al, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Further east in the state, officials said the roof had been blown off a gymnasium at Welch School.
    Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • About twenty minutes before the start time, Vivek Ramaswamy came in through the side door of the gymnasium.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Developers want to turn the first floor into a coffee shop, restaurant and gymnasium space.
    Jason Clayworth, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024

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