athlete
Example Sentences
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Like many athletes, Fearon's career has been affected by agonising injuries at key moments.
From BBC
In big air, athletes ride down a slope towards a massive ramp, which they use to soar into the air and perform different aerial tricks.
From Barron's
The awe-inspiring dream that often starts as a child can quickly turn into a nightmare for athletes who get blinded by the bright Olympic spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times
To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.
But the intimidating resume didn’t match the soft-spoken athlete who asked to join Bowe on daily walks in the Beijing Olympic village in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times
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