How to Use parallel bars in a Sentence

parallel bars

plural noun
  • The same goes for U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee on the parallel bars.
    Robert Gauthier Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Paige Yu took first all-around, first in beam, second in the vault, first in the uneven parallel bars and third in floor at the state meet.
    cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Richard hopes to qualify for the Olympics in team, all-around, floor, vault, parallel bars and high bar.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 19 June 2024
  • However, the event does not require strength holds like the parallel bars or the still rings.
    Emily Adams, USA TODAY, 27 June 2021
  • Briones tied for fourth on parallel bars and sixth on pommel horse.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
  • Davis has been working out with parallel bars for more than two years.
    Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 June 2018
  • Vidmar’s gold medal on the pommel horse and Conner’s gold on the parallel bars only added to the legend that was the 1984 squad.
    Dominic Faria, Ethan Ferguson, Akshat Jain, Annabelle Del Bosque, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
  • Chiles owned the highest marks of the day with a 9.900 on the vault and uneven parallel bars, respectively.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022
  • It was restored in 1999, and it’s now filled with kids and adults enjoying its swing sets, rings and ropes course and parallel bars.
    Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • Dimitrios Loundras from Greece performed on the parallel bars, and his team came in third.
    Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Yang, who finished with a bronze, is wrongly docked a tenth of a point on his second-to-last routine, the parallel bars.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Yang, who finished with a bronze, is wrongly docked a tenth of a point on his second-to-last routine, the parallel bars.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Their gritty performances on vault and parallel bars earned the last berth in the finals by 2.267 points over Penn State.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Bower made top five on three events — pommel horse, floor and vaulting — but 10th on high bar and 14th rings and parallel bars.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
  • Bower was third on pommel horse, sixth on floor, seventh on vault, 10th on rings and parallel bars and 11th on high bar.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
  • Britain won its second gold of the championships as Joe Fraser scored 15 points to win on parallel bars.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Hurd recently won the parallel bars at the U.S. Classic.
    Luis Andres Henao, chicagotribune.com, 28 July 2019
  • In the fourth rotation, his outstanding parallel bars routine helped boost the U.S. from sixth place to fourth.
    Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 26 July 2021
  • His score on parallel bars is the highest in the nation, while his floor exercise score is the second highest.
    Star Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Leyva wins the parallel bars title to become the first gold medalist for the U.S. since Paul Hamm claimed the floor exercise and all-around titles in 2003.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The beloved American gymnast Sam Mikulak flipped off the parallel bars, stuck the landing and blew a kiss toward the camera.
    Claire Galofaro, ajc, 26 July 2021
  • Sparked by a strong showing on the parallel bars, Lawrence finished in sixth place in the all-around competition with a six-event score of 53.45 on Friday.
    Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
  • Fedun did push-ups on the parallel bars to demonstrate his strength, but he got winded after only a few strides on his full legs.
    Alex Horton, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2022
  • On Thursday, Briones was third on high bar, fourth on floor exercise, fifth on vault, sixth on rings, 10th on parallel bars and 11th on pommel horse.
    Jeff Metcalfe, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2021
  • Lindsay Kern of Brecksville placed second behind Thomas in the uneven parallel bars.
    Cameron Fields, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Thom Browne doesn’t use a three-stripe design but for its activewear uses one that features four parallel bars in a pattern of red, white and blue.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
  • Decker, who won the balance beam and uneven parallel bars, triumphed with 34.95 points.
    Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Obstacles on the course include climbing walls, a rope climb, a mud pit, a hay bale hill climb, uneven parallel bars, a balance beam and a 2.5-mile run, with jumps and crawls.
    Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Brieley Aich powered South’s 10-point win over Dimond by winning titles in the vault and uneven parallel bars.
    Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Gymnasts will learn the fundamentals and work on floor, vault, parallel bars and balance beam.
    Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2017

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