Olympic Games
plural noun
1
: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive
2
: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals
called also
Olym*pics\
ə-ˈlim-piks 
, ō-
\
Examples of Olympic Games in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The proposal will be presented to the IOC Session on the eve of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which kick off on July 26.
—
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 July 2024
The Euro 2004 triumph came shortly before the country hosted the summer Olympic Games, an event that further united the population.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 July 2024
Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas is set to compete with Team USA in her first Olympic Games, but first the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference will host the Phoenix Mercury at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, after a 70-47 win in the first meeting.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
The list of athletes hoping to represent Haiti at this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris isn’t long.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for Olympic Games 
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 July 2024
The Euro 2004 triumph came shortly before the country hosted the summer Olympic Games, an event that further united the population.
—Ben Church, CNN, 12 July 2024
Sun superstar Alyssa Thomas is set to compete with Team USA in her first Olympic Games, but first the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference will host the Phoenix Mercury at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, after a 70-47 win in the first meeting.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2024
The list of athletes hoping to represent Haiti at this year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris isn’t long.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for Olympic Games
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'Olympic Games.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near Olympic Games
Cite this Entry
“Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic%20Games. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share