How to Use gymnast in a Sentence

gymnast

noun
  • How does your training as a dancer and a gymnast come to bear?
    — Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But my gymnasts were like my daughters.
    — Nate Salsman, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
  • The gymnast choked up and teared up when she was asked about the topic.
    — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Lackey’s score put her in the lead with five gymnasts left to go.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • More than a decade later, the beloved gymnast is back – on her terms.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • His elastic voice is a gymnast and the song is a floor routine.
    — Michael Corcoran, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • All three judges voted to keep the Olympic gymnast on the dance floor.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Not one but two area athletes can claim the title of the state's best gymnast.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Now, the legendary gymnast is on the mend and ready to open up about her recent health scare.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Some of the athletes are local but there are also gymnasts from out of state.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The youngest boys share a bunk bed and take turns swinging like gymnasts from the top level to the floor.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Dec. 2025
  • The Deerfield linebacker has been a gymnast and a wrestler too.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Most frogs can jump and land with the precision and grace of an Olympic gymnast.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 15 June 2022
  • Hilliard is one of the Black female gymnasts who paved the way for their success.
    — Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Durham became the first elite gymnast at the school and was soon joined by Retton.
    — Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Nov. 2021
  • For a gymnast, that starts at around 3, and for Simone around 6.
    — Katelyn Ohashi, Time, 28 July 2021
  • Think of it as a pep rally where family members hype the gymnasts.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Think of it as a pep rally where family members hype the gymnasts.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • By contrast, 48 were wrestlers and 16 were gymnasts.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
  • The Pittsboro gymnast is among the six newest members of the hall.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Brie, a former gymnast, taught Hunter how to do flips on a trampoline.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This was not the gymnast's first time paying homage to her husband through game-day outfit choices.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Fong stepped away from coaching elite gymnasts for years after Henrich’s death.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Prior Lake has had at least one gymnast at state in 15 of the last 16 years.
    — Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Prior Lake has had at least one gymnast at state in 14 of the last 15 years.
    — Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The gymnast said one of the passengers in the vehicle pepper sprayed her arm as the car sped away.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Others, like Richard, had to dip into their pockets for the chance to go against the best gymnasts in the world.
    — Will Graves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Olympic gymnast has joined the season-34 cast and will pair up with pro Ezra Sosa.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Court documents state that at the time of the filing, there were 517 gymnasts in the suit.
    — Justin Lear, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Hersey freshman Nate Mabry wasn’t born to be a gymnast, but he was destined to be a star in the sport.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2022

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