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Example sentences for: athletes

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

America is the greatest nation in the world, and our athletes continually prove to the world how great a nation we truly are, thanks to the generous support of Olympic family members like you.
That means that the culture of soccer, with all its grace and skill, brutality and bravado, will be exhibited by female American athletes.
Second, we are coming ever closer to a worldwide middle class, the class from which athletes typically are drawn.
Who'll stop Fox (owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers), Disney (Anaheim Angels), and Time Warner (Atlanta Braves) from forcing star athletes to play when it will boost ratings on their own networks or from altering rules to make sports more TV friendly?
Overpaid athletes, teams that abandon their cities, and absurd ticket prices (average NHL ticket: $40.