How to Use triathlete in a Sentence

triathlete

noun
  • But a triathlete is one of them.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
  • These triathletes of love and care can be found around the state.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2020
  • The Seine was clean long enough to host triathletes this week.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024
  • So, triathletes and swimmers alike can track their progress in the pool.
    — CNN Underscored, 1 Nov. 2017
  • This time last year, blind triathlete Amy Dixon was in the best shape of her life.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • The two are both triathletes and met over a common love for running that their children share.
    — Michael Walsh, courant.com, 17 June 2019
  • Velasquez lauded the turnout and the effort by the young triathletes.
    — Denys Bucksten, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2017
  • Most schools like the fact triathletes are really good students.
    — Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral, 12 Nov. 2019
  • This week's awards focused on road races for runners, cyclists and triathletes.
    — Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Bree Soileau, a swim coach and triathlete from Texas, took to the bathtub with her fins.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Palekar actually got her start as a triathlete as the urging of her mom.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • And rain did fall in the hours just before the triathletes dove into the river today.
    — Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
  • There were real concerns that the triathletes might not make it into the river.
    — Helen Massy-Beresford, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Matt is an Ironman-level triathlete and Teri loves to hike and run.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 20 July 2022
  • The kid became an Iron Man triathlete but had a cycling crash a few years ago.
    — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 30 June 2018
  • Schiff, a triathlete, wore cycling shorts for the occasion.
    — Ethan Wolin august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Tara Ready is an avid runner and cyclist and budding triathlete.
    — John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The triathlete ended up using his cut of the money in a very practical way.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Sanden, a world-class triathlete before the accident that damaged her spine, doesn’t just walk the talk.
    — David Whiting, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Elite cyclists and triathletes both train anywhere from 25-28 hours a week.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Most of the newbies in Catalina were triathletes who were looking for a new challenge.
    — Adam Skolnick, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
  • Back home in Pittsburgh, he was known in his circle as the triathlete, Karla said.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 4 June 2017
  • Gold medals have been earned by a Filipino weightlifter and a Bermudian triathlete.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Her husband, Randy, himself a triathlete, was the one who got her marathon career started.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2022
  • These days, the 19-year-old is on the fast track to be considered one of the nation’s best triathletes in her age group.
    — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • Transition areas for triathletes — the places where athletes shift from the swim to the bike and the bike to the run — will have to be larger.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
  • But by Wednesday afternoon, the water was deemed safe enough for women’s triathletes to dive in.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
  • More Loving is a two-time Boston Marathon runner and a triathlete.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The training hot box is familiar to two-time Olympic triathlete Katie Zaferes.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2021
  • Lindsay has become a golfer and triathlete, a CrossFit coach and hiker.
    — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023

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