How to Use the long jump in a Sentence

the long jump

noun
  • Zell earned runner-up medals in both the long jump and triple jump.
    — Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
  • Those options could even extend to the long jump.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Moore won the triple jump and was runner-up in the long jump trials.
    — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
  • Field events include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put and weight throw.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • In his next event, the long jump, Lewis won with relative ease.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Hernandez took first place in the girls' high jump and triple jump, and third place in the long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Haslam also finished second in the long jump.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
  • Mathias Baidoo was fourth in the long jump and Joshua Keaton was fourth in the shot put.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2025
  • Stadium staff work on the long jump track inside the Stade de France.
    — Jorge Garay, WIRED, 30 July 2024
  • Pinnock was the long jump silver medallist, and Campbell won bronze in the shot put.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The critical point for the school came during the long jump relay, with two of its teams placing atop the field.
    — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Hernandez also finished in second place in the long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Hernandez finished first in the girls’ high jump and triple jump, received first-place medals in both events and placed third in the long jump.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
  • Xiamara Young won the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, six inches.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Holman, meanwhile, finished seventh, second and seventh at state in the long jump her first three years.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Harel will also have his chance at the long jump and triple jump at the CIF State finals.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Owens and Long were seen as the two favorites to compete for the gold medal in the long jump at the Berlin Games.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 4 July 2024
  • Her qualifying distance in the long jump (19-6 ½) is the best by nearly one foot.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, Hernandez won the triple jump and high jump state championships and finished second in the long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • 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
  • Jordyn Brooks finished first in the long jump (17 feet, 11¾ inches).
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Aliso Niguel’s Dana Malloy qualified in the long jump and triple jump.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
  • Hernandez went on to win two state titles later that night, bouncing back from the loss in the long jump to dominate the high jump and long jump.
    — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Tara Davis-Woodhall won gold in the long jump and then threw on a cowboy hat to celebrate – yee-haw indeed!
    — Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Massey also found time to win the long jump at the South Coast League finals with a mark of 17-5.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
  • Francis, who came in as the county leader in the long jump, won the event, with a jump season-best of 25 feet, 3/4 inch.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 1 June 2025
  • McDuffie marked 47 feet, 11 ¼ inches in the triple jump and 23-5 ¼ in the long jump.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • State champion Alyssa Hope of Riverside King returns in the long jump.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Tara Davis-Woodhall, who trains at Arkansas, is projected to win a gold medal in the long jump.
    — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Kansas State's Tah Chikomba won the long jump at 27-5 1/2.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026

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