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 
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Examples of Olympic Games in a Sentence
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Alex Cooper, the creator and host of the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, will host a series of interactive watch parties from the Paris Olympic Games on Peacock this summer.
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Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The steep financial cost of the 2028 Olympic Games is starting to come into closer focus in the run-up to the Paris Games, as Los Angeles planners are tabulating the billions of dollars that will be needed to prevent traffic jams and long waits for commuters.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, French lactating parents will—finally—get just that.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
It was held in Zappeion Hall, an enormous circular structure that was built in 1888 in classical style as a venue for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, with an open atrium, gleaming white Corinthian columns, and brilliantly colored frescoes and floor mosaics.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The first commercial eVTOL flights could be in operation this summer at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
France, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium follow closely, prior to July’s Olympic Games.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The agreement will see NBC’s 2024 Olympic Games launch coverage set to take place around the River Seine in Paris, rather than a sports arena, supersized for Imax screens.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
This summer will be an incredible opportunity to visit, as Paris will host the 2024 Olympic Games from July to August.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
The steep financial cost of the 2028 Olympic Games is starting to come into closer focus in the run-up to the Paris Games, as Los Angeles planners are tabulating the billions of dollars that will be needed to prevent traffic jams and long waits for commuters.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, French lactating parents will—finally—get just that.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 28 Mar. 2024
It was held in Zappeion Hall, an enormous circular structure that was built in 1888 in classical style as a venue for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, with an open atrium, gleaming white Corinthian columns, and brilliantly colored frescoes and floor mosaics.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
The first commercial eVTOL flights could be in operation this summer at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
—Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
France, Poland, the Netherlands and Belgium follow closely, prior to July’s Olympic Games.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The agreement will see NBC’s 2024 Olympic Games launch coverage set to take place around the River Seine in Paris, rather than a sports arena, supersized for Imax screens.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
This summer will be an incredible opportunity to visit, as Paris will host the 2024 Olympic Games from July to August.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
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