How to Use triathlete in a Sentence
triathlete
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These triathletes of love and care can be found around the state.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2020 -
The Seine was clean long enough to host triathletes this week.
— Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024 -
This time last year, blind triathlete Amy Dixon was in the best shape of her life.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021 -
So, triathletes and swimmers alike can track their progress in the pool.
— CNN Underscored, 1 Nov. 2017 -
Bree Soileau, a swim coach and triathlete from Texas, took to the bathtub with her fins.
— Victor Mather, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020 -
Velasquez lauded the turnout and the effort by the young triathletes.
— Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017 -
The triathlete won silver with Team USA in the mixed relay.
— Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024 -
Mosier, a world-class triathlete, is the first trans man to make a men's U.S. National Team.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2020 -
These days, the 19-year-old is on the fast track to be considered one of the nation’s best triathletes in her age group.
— Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019 -
The kid became an Iron Man triathlete but had a cycling crash a few years ago.
— Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 30 June 2018 -
Donna thought Karen was there to coach some triathletes.
— Lori Riley, courant.com, 4 June 2018 -
Matt is an Ironman-level triathlete and Teri loves to hike and run.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 20 July 2022 -
Transition areas for triathletes — the places where athletes shift from the swim to the bike and the bike to the run — will have to be larger.
— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020 -
And rain did fall in the hours just before the triathletes dove into the river today.
— Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024 -
After joining in 1993, the triathlete rose through the ranks at GE to become the head of the company’s largest unit.
— Thomas Gryta, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2017 -
The two are both triathletes and met over a common love for running that their children share.
— Michael Walsh, courant.com, 17 June 2019 -
Back home in Pittsburgh, he was known in his circle as the triathlete, Karla said.
— Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 4 June 2017 -
Most of the newbies in Catalina were triathletes who were looking for a new challenge.
— Adam Skolnick, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020 -
Sanden, a world-class triathlete before the accident that damaged her spine, doesn’t just walk the talk.
— David Whiting, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2017 -
There were real concerns that the triathletes might not make it into the river.
— Helen Massy-Beresford, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024 -
The training hot box is familiar to two-time Olympic triathlete Katie Zaferes.
— Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2021 -
Gold medals have been earned by a Filipino weightlifter and a Bermudian triathlete.
— BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021 -
More Loving is a two-time Boston Marathon runner and a triathlete.
— Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2020 -
In all, eight teams will participate, consisting of 32 of the best triathletes from all over the world.
— Sarah Crosland, Courtney Devores, Theoden Janes, Lia Newman, Mark Price, Kathleen Purvis, Helen Schwab, charlotteobserver, 18 May 2017 -
The triathlete has been swimming in open waters for decades and competing in the Ironman event since 2005.
— Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 19 Aug. 2021 -
Four years ago, Shirin Gerami — then 24 — was on a quest to become Iran's first female triathlete.
— Cristina Goyanes, Teen Vogue, 27 June 2017 -
Palekar actually got her start as a triathlete as the urging of her mom.
— Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2017 -
His wife, Gretchen, is an Ironman triathlete, but Tuff wasn’t much of a swimmer, hadn’t run a marathon, and wasn’t a real cyclist.
— BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021 -
Many endurance athletes like runners, cyclists and triathletes train the majority of their time in what’s called zone two, or the endurance zone.
— Katia Hetter, CNN, 26 July 2024 -
Switzerland also had to replace its triathlete, Adrien Brifford, who got sick with a gastrointestinal infection.
— John Loeppky, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
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