How to Use recreational in a Sentence
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And the recreational amenities of the Shaker Lakes are just a stone’s throw away.
— Joey Morona, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023 -
His group has worked for 30 years to make the Blackstone a recreational resource in the area.
— Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Later, in the 1960s, the city dredged its own recreational harbor.
— Jill Cowan Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023 -
The city purchased the land to build Harborside more than 20 years ago as a way to boost recreational options in the area.
— Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023 -
But the farmers' plight in New York is directly tied to the bumpy launch of the state's recreational pot market.
— Michael Hill, ajc, 4 June 2023 -
But could also just be a quick path for recreational abuse.
— Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023 -
His drinking and drug use passed the point of being recreational.
— Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Most of us are aware REI is home base for all things recreational equipment.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023 -
The agency said crews were searching for a recreational diver in the lake, about 6 miles off of Cleveland along the coast.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 June 2024 -
Malka hopes her model will thrive in the recreational era.
— Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 -
There is plenty of room for off-leash play at the fenced and double-gated recreational area.
— Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023 -
The discovery of Smith's remains marked at least the sixth of its kind in Lake Mead's recreational areas just last year.
— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023 -
Lake Poway The recreational area at Lake Poway offers boating, archery, fishing and more.
— Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023 -
There's also a recreational race known as the Beargrease 40, according to the event website.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2024 -
The beach was established in the early 1900s and was once a popular recreational spot for Black people in the area, the website stated.
— Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023 -
The forest is now a recreational zone where people walk their dogs, bird-watch, pick fruits, and can enjoy a natural space in the midst of an urban area.
— Camille Padilla Dalmau and Frances Medina, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2023 -
For the past seven years, Ms. de la Fuente stayed active in softball, playing in a local recreational league.
— James Wagner Marian Carrasquero, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 -
The goal is to obtain compensation from the government for the taking of their land for a public recreational trail.
— Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2023 -
All of these areas are open to recreational fishing, making Missouri anglers the first line of defense against this species.
— Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024 -
That idea would move the southbound lanes of the boulevard away from the eroding coastline and could free up as much as 60 acres for recreational possibilities.
— Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023 -
So even just seeing sport tennis grow at a recreational level, more people are exposed to it.
— Essence, 1 Nov. 2023 -
The recreational marijuana law does not deal with delta-8.
— Haley Bemiller, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024 -
The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would make the state the 22nd in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana.
— A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023 -
Because the water levels in these lakes would fluctuate by as much as 60 feet during that process, the lakes would not be available for recreational use.
— Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023 -
This year marks a major milestone as a new building sits on the sand, a new place for instructors and lessons, as well as a recreational space during off season.
— Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024 -
The incident left Kevin Torres, a 35-year-old recreational soccer coach, dead.
— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2023 -
Census data show more than a quarter of homes in the city are vacant, with most of those listed for seasonal or recreational use.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023 -
But recreational cannabis use has been legalized in several states such as New York.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 -
But because of low population numbers, the state has banned commercial and recreational salmon fishing for the last two years.
— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 -
In 2018: Canada became the second country in the world – after Uruguay – to legalize recreational marijuana use.
— Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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