How to Use recreation in a Sentence

recreation

noun

• The fields next to the school are used for recreation.
• The head of parks and recreation said Rosili’s pitch came at the right time.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
• The inmates have recreation time in the yard twice a day.
  — Rick Maese, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Feb. 2023
• The dispatcher said the man lived on the west side of the recreation center.
  — The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2023
• The recreation area, bike path and parking lot were closed.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• Here’s a full list of the recreation sites that could cost a little more soon.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• This one will rest at the foot of an 8,100-acre wilderness and recreation area.
  — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
• The team had gone to the lake for recreation after a day of football practice.
  — The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
• Just a short drive will take you to your choice of outdoor recreation.
  — Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
• His recreations include the 9th and 9th Whale and the downtown Salt Lake City library.
  — Andrew Christiansen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2023
• Now in their 70s, my parents have found time and space for recreation.
  — Lynda Lin Grigsby, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023
• The recreation area is staffed by lifeguards during the summer months.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
• The Wabash Valley is a region rich in sports and outdoor recreation.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
• The people who started this, when this was recreation, have to go out and shake hands with people and say thank you.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• But the style that’s trending now isn’t a total recreation of the era—there’s a bit of whimsy involved, too.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
• In both cases, the recreations were so spot-on that even the most careful viewer might have been briefly fooled.
  — Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
• After the shooting, the sedan crashed less than half a mile away from the recreation center, and two people fled.
  — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2023
• In September, a 14-year-old student was shot in the face at a recreation center near the school.
  — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
• One of his first jobs was as a lifeguard at a nearby recreation center.
  — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
• Preparing for recreation in the snow means staying warm and dry.
  — Karen Garciastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• Boating and other recreation on the lake are off-limits.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
• The city of Portage has a new superintendent of parks and recreation.
  — Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
• This is a solid starter road bike for those who are looking for something to train with and use for recreation.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2023
• There was a rush to outdoor recreation, and outsiders discovered the falls.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Ten Michigan state park or recreation area campground have full-hookup sites with more on they way.
  — Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
• The lesson was relocated from the rooftop to a more spacious, open-air recreation space along the bay, known as the Cinta Costera.
  — Kiersten Marie Brown, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2023
• Springs also are major draws for state parks and for local economies based around tourism and recreation.
  — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• Located in Abiquiu, New Mexico, the recreation is adorned with more than 8,000 balloons and even floats (with the help of a crane).
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
• Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Springs offers a blend of outdoor recreation and many urban amenities.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
• For her recreation, Roan maintained the integrity of the source material, bravely committing to the bit as purple icy sludge sails into view from off camera and splashes her in the face.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 25 Jan 2025