How to Use heptathlete in a Sentence

heptathlete

noun
  • The heptathlete had been on a roll, rising from 21st to fourth in the nation in two years.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • For a variety of reasons, Oregon didn't have a heptathlete this year.
    — Ken Goe | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2017
  • Her father played college basketball; her mom was a heptathlete and hurdler.
    — NBC News, 8 July 2019
  • His wife, Candi, was a hurdler and heptathlete at Florida State and a gymnast in her youth.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 2 July 2019
  • The heptathlete’s motivation to keep performing at a high level?
    — Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
  • His mother, Gry Marita Braut, is a teacher and former heptathlete.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
  • Johnson went from being a basketball star to a top heptathlete in track and field, competing at Arizona State.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
  • German heptathlete Carolin Schafer writes about tough decisions and moving forward.
    — oregonlive, 16 June 2020
  • The junior hasn’t committed to a college yet, but some university coaches surely must be eyeing her as a possible heptathlete.
    — Lee Nichols, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • As an Olympic heptathlete, Shelia Burrell was never tripped by complacency.
    — Drake Hills, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • Anna Hall’s comeback Mu’s 800 was a stark contrast to that run by heptathlete Anna Hall less than half an hour earlier.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
  • That reference to a six-sibling family that includes an Olympic heptathlete speaks to Ackerman’s healthy relationship with Nwaba.
    — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • The only athlete ever to win the team title by herself, the future Olympic heptathlete won all three jumps (high, long and triple) and was second in the 100-meter low hurdles behind another future Olympian, Gail Devers.
    — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, 30 May 2020
  • Her mother, Candi Odom Gauff, was a five-time state champion heptathlete at Delray Beach Atlantic High, ran track at FSU, and was also a competitive gymnast.
    — Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026

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