Examples of Olympic in a Sentence
She won an Olympic medal in diving.
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In the co-main event, Julianna Peña puts her women’s bantamweight crown on the line against Olympic gold medalist and PFL crossover star Kayla Harrison.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Also in limbo are Olympic sports many of those athletes play and that serve as the main pipeline for a U.S. team that has won the most medals at every Olympics since the downfall of the Soviet Union.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
The big takeaways: UCLA will distribute $20.5 million in revenue sharing — the maximum allowed under the settlement — while keeping its Olympic sports programs and athletic department staff intact.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
The experience has been echoed by other female sports stars, including Gabby Thomas, an Olympic gold-medalist for track and field.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Also in limbo are Olympic sports many of those athletes play and that serve as the main pipeline for a U.S. team that has won the most medals at every Olympics since the downfall of the Soviet Union.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2025
The big takeaways: UCLA will distribute $20.5 million in revenue sharing — the maximum allowed under the settlement — while keeping its Olympic sports programs and athletic department staff intact.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
The experience has been echoed by other female sports stars, including Gabby Thomas, an Olympic gold-medalist for track and field.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
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“Olympic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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Olympic
adjective
Olym·pic
ə-ˈlim-pik 
ō-
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: of or relating to the Olympic Games
the U.S. Olympic team
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