How to Use the Olympics in a Sentence

the Olympics

noun
  • Down the road, maybe the Olympics.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The same was true at the Olympics.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Oh, now the Olympics are a thing.
    — Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2025
  • There were two of us at the Olympics.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • At the Olympics, that is the thick green line at each end.
    — CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • That was even before the Olympics.
    — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Some see analogies to the Olympics.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • Faksa has not played since the Olympics.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Even though the Olympics is awesome.
    — Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The muppets have gone to the Olympics.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Climbing is even in the Olympics.
    — Outside, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Will the Olympics be replayed at night?
    — Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But the Olympics are about so much more than winning.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Like, like the Olympics can feel so big, so massive.
    — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026
  • So, is this team good enough to contend at the Olympics?
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • And that's part of the great thing about being at the Olympics.
    — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • This is the Olympics, after all, and medals are on the line.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Just one team from the six-team field will advance to the Olympics.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
  • There is only one week left in the Olympics to achieve any more medals.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This is Coyne Schofield's fourth trip to the Olympics.
    — CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Hedman and Dahlin will be at the Olympics.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Does Celine know what the Olympics are?
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That’s 20 years ago, a lifetime in the Olympics.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Ambrose had a pair of assists at the Olympics.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Going out and winning a bronze medal in the Olympics is hard.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Perhaps the biggest of which is a shot at the Olympics.
    — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Will the city get rid of them before the Olympics next summer?
    — CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The pub was filled with people from around the world who were in town for the Olympics.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Because a lot of people watch the Olympics.
    — Theodore Tollefson, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
  • His goal is to help usher the sport into the Olympics one day.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 28 Dec. 2025

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