How to Use gymnastic in a Sentence

gymnastic

1 of 2 adjective
  • One of rock’s greatest singers, Plant lost his gymnastic voice years ago.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The sequence is a doozy, with long takes and gymnastic camera movements.
    — Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Both gymnastic rings and suspension straps can be mounted to a sturdy door.
    — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 13 May 2020
  • Smith and Ari Mayzick were cast as the playful, gymnastic leads.
    — Lewis Segal, latimes.com, 15 May 2017
  • Biles could still compete in other gymnastic events during the Olympics.
    — Mae Anderson, Star Tribune, 29 July 2021
  • To rap with such force and gymnastic verve in this climate of psychedelia and melody feels like an ethical choice as much as an artistic one.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Two other gymnastic skills named after Biles are on floor, and the other is on the balance beam.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Lee's epic flip isn't the first time an Olympic gold medalist has added some gymnastic flare to a first pitch, however.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Oklahoma is the nation’s top softball program and among the best in gymnastic and men’s golf.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2021
  • For the event, Charlotte paired her shoes with a pink and white printed dress while showing off her gymnastic skills in the grass.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 May 2019
  • That’s not a review of, say her gymnastic skills, as a sports reporter might do if Welker were an athlete.
    — Armond White, National Review, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The dancers—who ranged in age from young children to adults—took the stage to show off their breathtaking display of gymnastic abilities.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 30 May 2018
  • Along with donations and meals, condolences came in from gymnastic programs across the county.
    — Josh Kovner, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The goal, in my case, is to build the foundation for a ring or bar muscle-up, a key benchmark of gymnastic and overall upper-body strength.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The historic move, which Biles has teased on social media for over a year now, has won her praise from other gymnastic champions.
    — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 22 May 2021
  • The family had a pool in the backyard and Louganis would practice his gymnastic stunts off the board and into the pool.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Eventually, build up to doing full dips on parallel bars, gymnastic rings, or suspension straps with your feet off the ground.
    — Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Despite her dislike of her instructor and her fear of the high beam that ended her own gymnastic career, my daughter remained attached to the team.
    — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2021
  • But Mary's gymnastic lessons, at about $180 every eight weeks, have become too expensive.
    — Sharon Broussard, cleveland.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • Yang jumped in, appreciating his photo of Bailey in a black jumpsuit hoisting himself up on a set of gymnastic rings.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Utes women’s gymnastic team is a national power with multiple Olympians on the roster.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • Five-foot-10 and 170 pounds in his prime, Rondell was known for his daring diving, gymnastic and hang-gliding skills.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Talented dancers from Ukraine performed gymnastic and acrobatic-style jaw-dropper moves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His act in that show was an aerial act involving gymnastic rings, and during the routine Arnaud would soar over the audience, holding onto the rings with just one hand.
    — Grant Butler, OregonLive.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Over the summer, Biles made headlines for exiting four out of five women's gymnastic finals at this year's Summer Games.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • More intricate knots can be designed to untie in stages, resulting in sequential movements similar to a gymnastic routine.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect is the gymnastic champion’s brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24.
    — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Wilson instructs Bjornsson and Morsia in some gymnastic skill staples, including the jump and twist, forward roll, press-up and spin, toes to bar, and some ring work.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Audiences are demanding more and more gymnastic, acrobatic things.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • At the time, Presley was not even in the industry, and was primarily using her account to process sales from her Fleshlight and pay for her children’s gymnastic lessons.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022

gymnastic

2 of 2 noun
  • But cap gymnastics could get in the way.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a chance his best gymnastics might still be ahead of him.
    — Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • That wasn’t salary cap gymnastics.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Watch the video to see how Richard is changing gymnastics, one flip at a time.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The teams are girls gymnastics, girls wrestling, girls and boys lacrosse and girls water polo.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The teams are girls gymnastics, girls wrestling, girls and boys lacrosse and girls water polo.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Sharon's children have been involved in sports, gymnastics and dance.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2024
  • That is followed by women's golf and gymnastics, both with seven in a row.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
  • Think of aerials as the snow equivalent of the vault in gymnastics.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The eighth-grader likes to swim, do gymnastics and work out with a trainer, her mother said.
    — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In gymnastics, women don't compete on the rings.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Now, there are still some salary cap gymnastics Zito and the front office have to knock out.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Among them were the kids’ birth certificates, Ebert said, and a gymnastics medal.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Will any roster gymnastics come into play?
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Any time the gymnastics are dialed in and made to look easy, the crowd can focus on the performance.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Indonesian gymnastics has lost one of the nation's finest sons.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But Richard is not just focusing on hard skills and throwing the rest of his gymnastics to the side.
    — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Although her death prompted a reckoning in the gymnastics world, progress has been slow.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Geer did offer praise for Reid’s long-time coverage of abuse in gymnastics.
    — Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Issues with weight and female athletes are hardly unique to gymnastics.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • His mother sent him to piano lessons, ballroom-dance classes, and gymnastics.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Artistic gymnastics sold out the quickest in Drop 1.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • For me, the mental gymnastics were very difficult.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The vocal gymnastics aren't new for Mindelle.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Crafting and creating art, baking and gymnastics were but a few of her favorite things.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
  • That statement shows the mental gymnastics that some leftists use to equate speech with violence.
    — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
  • That statement shows the mental gymnastics that some leftists use to equate speech with violence.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
  • For example, his wife attends all their daughter’s gymnastics meets and sends him videos of her in action.
    — Jonathan Carone, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Diane trained five days a week, for two hours at a time, cycling through things like fight training, wrestling, grappling, and gymnastics.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 29 June 2023
  • Mary Minogue leaped into gymnastics, cross country and lacrosse instead.
    — Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026

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