How to Use free weights in a Sentence

free weights

plural noun
  • This friend got some free weights off Craigslist and stocked the garage with snacks.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
  • There were free weights and kettlebells.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Adding weight doesn’t have to mean jumping straight to dumbbells or other free weights.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Some gyms don't have these types of free weights or equipment, so be sure to inquire when signing up.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
  • New to strength training and not quite feeling comfortable with free weights yet?
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The gym is small but mighty, with several new machines, free weights, and treadmills.
    — Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2024
  • The gym has free weights, barbells, benches, and cardio equipment.
    — Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024
  • This is different from free weights, which provide a constant load across the range of motion.
    — Jenny McCoy, C.p.t., SELF, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a sprawling rooftop pool perfect for laps and a multiroom gym with machines and free weights.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The gym includes Peloton bikes, a punching bag, free weights, and treadmills.
    — Robin Allison Davis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The beachside gym features modern cardio equipment and free weights.
    — Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This includes using free weights, weight machines or resistance bands.
    — New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Strength training can be done using free weights, machines or simply the resistance of your own body weight.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Or toward the free weights and strength-training machines to do some resistance training?
    — Randal Claytor, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Participants could use free weights or weight-lifting machines.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Already budgeting time for the elliptical or the free weights area ahead of your next gym visit?
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
  • This resistance can include free weights, weight-lifting machines, resistance bands, or even your own body weight.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 28 June 2024
  • Top-of-the-line fitness equipment from cardio machines to free weights and on-site trainers will keep you prepped for another feast.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • His workout also includes a warm-up, a free weights circuit, bodyweight challenge, hill sprints, core work and stretching.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Pick up some free weights, dumbbells or kettlebells or do bodyweight exercises.
    — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In the closet are step exercise platforms, a yoga mat, a stability ball and free weights.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Nearby, there’s a tiny fitness center with Technogym equipment, free weights, and mats.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The fitness center has all the essentials—cardio machines, free weights, and plenty of space to strike your best downward dog.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The structure includes a large weight room that has 24 racks of free weights, 16 more than the school’s older weight room could contain.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The space also features free weights, cardio equipment, and mobility and stretching space.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Remember, strength training is not just about free weights or machines—mastering bodyweight moves will challenge your muscles too.
    — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Gyms are taking notice, with some reducing their cardio equipment by 40% in some locations to make room for more free weights.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The modern gym is well-equipped with treadmills, rowing machines, elliptical trainers, free weights, yoga mats, and more.
    — Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But resistance bands do offer some advantages over traditional free weights.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
  • This may involve short exercises using free weights, resistance bands, weight machines or body-weight movements such as squats, wall push-ups and step-ups.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026

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