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:

So where did he get this uncanny ability to whine exactly like an American pro athlete after an unexpected drubbing?
Jordan is the greatest endorser in history because he's "at once credible and incredible"--an unbelievable athlete and a warm, charming person.
[Harrer] was an athlete who spent the entire war in Tibet."
I follow sports from the crime angle--usually the first I hear about some celebrated athlete is that he's been charged with rape, domestic violence, child abuse or, like Green Bay Packer Reggie Whatsisname, is sharing his "Christian" homophobic racist prejudices with the public.
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.