How to Use gymnast in a Sentence

gymnast

noun
  • Suni Lee was the young gymnast who won the all-around gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in March 2021.
    Jason Randall, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • All three judges voted to keep the Olympic gymnast on the dance floor.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
  • How does your training as a dancer and a gymnast come to bear?
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Hilliard is one of the Black female gymnasts who paved the way for their success.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • As far as is known, the gymnast still resides at this home.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 26 July 2024
  • The Deerfield linebacker has been a gymnast and a wrestler too.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Now, the legendary gymnast is on the mend and ready to open up about her recent health scare.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Durham became the first elite gymnast at the school and was soon joined by Retton.
    Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Most frogs can jump and land with the precision and grace of an Olympic gymnast.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • Others, like Richard, had to dip into their pockets for the chance to go against the best gymnasts in the world.
    Will Graves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Hersey freshman Nate Mabry wasn’t born to be a gymnast, but he was destined to be a star in the sport.
    Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022
  • The gymnast debuted the piece at the 2024 Olympics last August.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The Fire Melt Burger ($9) played with heat like a gold medal Olympic gymnast on the balance beam.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Biles would be 27 years old at the start of the Paris Games, an age by which most Olympic gymnasts have long since retired.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In the Instagram photo, Owens, 26, dips the Olympic gymnast for a smooch.
    PEOPLE.com, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Wilborn: Is there a black girl gymnast group chat somewhere?
    al, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Being a gymnast was always in the cards for Jordyn Wieber.
    April Wallace, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The gymnast said one of the passengers in the vehicle pepper sprayed her arm as the car sped away.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The maneuver will be named the Biles II – the fifth skill named after the American gymnast.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • More gymnasts for the team are expected to be announced.
    The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Hoblin was a former gymnast, who started pole vaulting in 2019 when Covid hit and the gyms were closed.
    Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Not strong like a powerlifter, but strong like a gymnast.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Her nipples would be like erasers on her chest, her shoulders pulled back like a gymnast’s.
    Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Chellsie Memmel, a former gymnast who was part of the 2003 squad that won its first world title, now serves as a coach.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The gymnasts who won the men’s team gold in Tokyo as well as three individual medals?
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The Olympic gymnast returned to dance again in the Viennese waltz relay round.
    Gabrielle Duncan, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • On January 23, the 20-year-old Olympic gymnast posted a carousel of four short videos of her training.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The gymnast, who’s already won three gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, fell off the balance beam during her routine.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The glamorous ensemble was the latest in a long line of style moments for the gymnast, whose unique leotards were the talk of Paris over the summer.
    Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Jordan Chiles Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles continues to shine both in and out of competition.
    Ty Gaskins, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024

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