How to Use YMCA in a Sentence

YMCA

noun
  • Phillips said her gift to the YMCA comes from a place of love and hope.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Most people know about the YMCA.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
  • That's what the YMCA is building.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Ron Lelakes didn’t go searching for the YMCA.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • What happens to the Grubb YMCA?
    — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The group at the YMCA will also receive a stipend to use for travel to the game.
    — John Dias, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Check out your local state park website or YMCA to find kid-friendly pools near you.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The backstage area, open and bare-bones, felt a little like a YMCA locker room.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The county owns the pools, and the YMCA operates them.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But the grand old YMCA with its iconic red triangle still marches on.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The Army vet also attributes his long life to working out at the YMCA.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Still, the memories of the downtown YMCA will linger on long after the lights go out.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Ban said there is an agreement with Crossroads YMCA that the parcel will be left alone.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Kids can opt for distances of 400 yards up to one mile on a closed course in the YMCA parking lot.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Work is underway on a new YMCA in Lakeland.
    — Corey Davis, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The email let employees know they will be put in new roles at other YMCA locations.
    — Sasha Richie, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • There was no material from the national YMCA on how to do it.
    — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The two started out at the YMCA as community health workers and went back at least a decade.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Segal wrote that those funds could be put toward a new development on the YMCA plot.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Nothing more than a pickup game of YMCA quality.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This story has been updated to inlcude a response from the YMCA.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • At the turn of the 19th century, Texas was fertile ground for the YMCA.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025
  • What the future facility will surround is a home that, for years, the YMCA has tried to purchase.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The town council elected to move forward with their relationship with the YMCA as both sides try and fill any holes.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Someone else’s could be a weight machine at the YMCA or a YouTube video pulled up before breakfast.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Such filings are publicly available for nonprofits like the YMCA.
    — Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
  • The closure of this YMCA means members may have to drive further or lose their classes altogether.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Baker said people without power can spend time outside in the shade or go to public places, such as the library or YMCA, for a respite.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2024
  • Because many of these newcomers had no family or money to rely on, a YMCA needed to be built to meet their needs.
    — Ernest Crim Iii, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • More development, such as a school and the YMCA, has occurred, and affordable homes and town homes are scheduled to be built this year.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2025

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