Words similar to athlete

Example sentences for: athlete

How can you use “athlete” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Baseball is also, incidentally, the only sport where players can smoke during the game; you used to catch appealing glimpses on television of some professional athlete puffing away.
And he certainly recognized the social divisions within the school as well (an athlete who singled out a Jew for being different comes to mind).
Jordan is the greatest endorser in history because he's "at once credible and incredible"--an unbelievable athlete and a warm, charming person.
It subtly suggests that he is just a "natural athlete" who merely has to walk onto the court and let his DNA take over.
It's hard to remember another athlete who went from nowhere to his sports' summit in a single season, as Warner has.