How to Use vaulter in a Sentence

vaulter

noun
  • In the 1950s, Olympic pole vaulter Bob Richards was the first to appear on the front of the box.
    Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 31 July 2021
  • Kern is just the seventh area vaulter to clear the 16-foot mark.
    Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 4 May 2021
  • Pole vaulter Nathan Stone of Lawrence North cleared 15-6 to break the old mark by a half-inch.
    Lewis Bagley, Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2018
  • Apps was a pole vaulter for Canada’s Olympic team at the 1936 Games in Berlin.
    Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • Olympic pole vaulter Bob Richards was the first athlete to be featured on the front of the box in 1958.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Field Rookie of the Week for her prowess as a pole vaulter.
    Craig Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Pole vaulter Tiber Seireeni went 16 feet, 2 inches, the second-best mark in the state.
    Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • Even two boys pole vaulters finished in first and third place at state track and field.
    Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • Life couldn’t have been much better for the best pole-vaulter ever.
    Ben Cohen, WSJ, 10 June 2021
  • Now the school whose vaulter was displaced from the podium is trying to get a medal for that girl.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2021
  • The positive test that knocked pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of the Olympics rattled him.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Pole vaulter Laina Lillge drenched Pearce with an ice bath, a fitting end to a steamy weekend of track and field.
    The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • Lawrence is strong on the high bar and rings, while Collins is an excellent tumbler and vaulter.
    Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
  • The Keller vaulters and a competitor from Tyler Lee will be pushing for the title, too, though.
    Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Malachi Clark, a 13-foot vaulter who qualified for state last year.
    David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2020
  • On one screen, a Swedish pole vaulter soared up and over the bar, beating the American and claiming gold.
    Fred Bahnson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
  • The vaulter jumps high into the air and pulls himself into a handstand as the pole starts to straighten.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2021
  • Washington vaulter Tori Franzen still is looking to raise the bar.
    OregonLive.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • As the top pole vaulter in the county, Rosenberg got better as the season progressed.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 21 July 2021
  • Nyers used it to place fifth in the 1952 state meet, and was an all-conference pole vaulter in college.
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2020
  • This year, like in 2017, Keller ISD pole vaulters have taken the top three finishes in both the district and area meets.
    Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The pole vaulter may be new to the Survivor experience, but Liz Parnov has managed to get very far in the game.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Carmel pole vaulter Tristan Barr cleared 12-3, two inches off her state best.
    David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2021
  • Pole vaulter Sandi Morris on the fine line between your body to the limit and staying healthy.
    Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • He and only one other vaulter return from that state meet.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The real pole vaulter couldn’t dream of attending a college like USC.
    Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • There will be dedicated space for UO pole vaulters and high jumpers.
    Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Baker and pole vaulter Sam Kendricks are repeat winners in Rome.
    OregonLive.com, 1 June 2018
  • Shot putters and pole vaulters take center stage in New Zealand.
    Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The area's two leading pole vaulters have the credentials to qualify for their first state meets.
    Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 31 Mar. 2018

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