How to Use weight lifter in a Sentence

weight lifter

noun
  • He is considered one of the greatest weight lifters of all time.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • If a peptide stack is popular among weight lifters, who’s to say which peptide did what?
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Track and field athletes, weight lifters and wrestlers are another matter.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Tight hip flexors are a common gripe among weight lifters as well as those who spend a good portion of their day sitting.
    — Julia Eskins, Outside, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The country’s next medal came eight years later, from a weight lifter from Bulgaria.
    — New York Times, 6 Aug. 2021
  • At the Rio Games, North Korean weight lifters took home four medals.
    — Motoko Rich, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Not just for weight lifters, this powder can also help support your immune function and overall health.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There were Olympians and potential Olympians, from discus throwers to sprinters to pole-vaulters to weight lifters to wrestlers.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But Tagovailoa and his backup aren’t a champion weight lifters with injury-protecting tree trunks for legs.
    — Christopher Smith, al, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Vinci’s Olympic performances came at the end of a dominating era for American weight lifters.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • An omnivorous athlete, Andrew is black belt in karate, a devoted weight lifter, and a frequent high finisher in triathlon and Spartan races.
    — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 13 May 2023
  • An omnivorous athlete, Andrew is black belt in karate, a devoted weight lifter, and a frequent high finisher in triathlon and Spartan races.
    — Andrew Heffernan, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Olympic weight lifters, CrossFitters, and bodybuilders might prefer a flexible nylon belt for more dynamic lifts—say, like a clean or snatch.
    — Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Calisthenics can also be a great option for weight lifters who have plateaued and would benefit from switching things up, as well as those who’ve taken a hiatus from the gym and want to ease back into things as safely as possible.
    — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Lines, a competitive weight lifter, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2024, according to his lawsuit.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026
  • Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first openly transgender woman to participate in the Olympics.
    — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Kom galvanized a generation of Manipuri athletes, including Chanu, the weight lifter, who won silver in the 49-kilogram class in Tokyo.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021
  • If Ceracchi’s busts are as accurate as Jefferson declared them, Washington at 60 had the massive neck of an Olympic weight lifter.
    — Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 9 June 2018
  • In addition, both new and experienced weight lifters often injure themselves when using incorrect form, rushing through exercises too quickly, or failing to give themselves enough recovery time.
    — Michael Yang, Philly.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • People on GLP-1s are supposed to be especially mindful of their protein intake, to prevent muscle loss on extremely low-calorie diets, but so are weight lifters.
    — Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Nilsson, an Olympic-class weight lifter, was born in Sweden in 1949 and moved to Australia in 1980 to train Swedish athletes for the Moscow Olympics.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Laurel Hubbard, a weight lifter from New Zealand, became the first transgender woman to compete at the Olympics, while nonbinary athletes whose identity does not fit neatly into longstanding gender categorizations also participated.
    — New York Times, 7 Aug. 2021

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