How to Use shot put in a Sentence

shot put

noun
  • Brooke throws shot put, discus, weight throw and the hammer throw.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Crouser already owns the world record and an Olympic gold medal in the shot put.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Tatum’s shot put the Celtics up six in a 108-100 win.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Tatum’s shot put the Celtics up six in a 108-100 win.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Across 10 shot put events this season, Arnold finished first nine times.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • That shot put the Thunder up 121-113.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • His wife, Leslie Crutsinger, said on Facebook he was hit in the head with a shot put.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 May 2026
  • Her father, Nicholas, drove her from Texas to compete in the shot put and discus.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 13 June 2020
  • The junior won the 3A state championship in both the shot put and the discus.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 7 July 2021
  • The two-run shot put the Tigers in front, 2-0, from the onset of the series opener.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
  • Ryan is committed to shot put through the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
  • He was later named to the 2007 All-City Track team in the shot put.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Enterprise’s Dale Grimes won the boys’ shot put with a 40-09 throw.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2022
  • Additional snaps showed her with her coach and celebrating her win after her record shot put throw.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • And on the field, American Ryan Crouser won his third straight gold medal in the men’s shot put.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • There's the car that flipped over, the near-plane crash and the 12-pound metal sphere that whacked him on the head during a high school shot put event.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The freshman won the discus event at the Best of the West May 5 and took second in the shot put.
    — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 13 May 2022
  • Staats also finished third in the 55 and fourth in the triple jump, while Hall placed third in the long jump and seventh in shot put.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Salerno, along with four other girls, refused to compete in the girls' shot put competition that day at a local meet.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Salerno, along with four other girls, refused to compete in the girls' shot put competition that day at a local meet.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Doctors say not getting a vitamin K shot puts babies at risk of severe bleeding.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Mariners had one other winner, Owen Skelly in the shot put at 38-7.
    — Bill Blewett, baltimoresun.com, 27 May 2021
  • Lake Highland Prep’s Saleigh Simpson placed fourth with a 40-2¾ shot put.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • Jackson, who began identifying as a girl in third grade, participates in shot put and discus on the high school girls' team.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Tritons’ Feyi Olukanni won the women’s shot put and discus and finished second in the hammer.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The Oregon native, however, wouldn’t be the world’s best shot put thrower without some pain tolerance.
    — Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In the morning, Raven Saunders of the United States captured the silver medal in the shot put.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • At Morgan Township, the shot put ring is flood-prone, and the discus area has a fence near the 120-foot mark that gets in the way.
    — Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2021
  • That tiebreaking shot put the Celtics ahead for good after Orlando rallied back from a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

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