Examples of cyclist in a Sentence
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When the operator addressed the cyclist about the unsafe condition the situation escalated.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Two cyclists were killed in separate crashes in Skokie in 2024 – a 37-year-old man in a hit-and-run accident in the 3500 block of Oakton Street and a 27-year-old man who was struck while riding south on Gross Point Road near Skokie Boulevard.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Around 1,500 cyclists rode 16 miles from Wilshire and Western in Los Angeles to Pershing Drive in Playa Del Ray in remembrance of Regan Cole Graham and her unborn child, Ophelia.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Speed is the major factor in most fatal crashes, but vehicle crashes — particularly those involving pedestrians or cyclists — can be lethal at relatively low speeds.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Two cyclists were killed in separate crashes in Skokie in 2024 – a 37-year-old man in a hit-and-run accident in the 3500 block of Oakton Street and a 27-year-old man who was struck while riding south on Gross Point Road near Skokie Boulevard.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Around 1,500 cyclists rode 16 miles from Wilshire and Western in Los Angeles to Pershing Drive in Playa Del Ray in remembrance of Regan Cole Graham and her unborn child, Ophelia.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
Speed is the major factor in most fatal crashes, but vehicle crashes — particularly those involving pedestrians or cyclists — can be lethal at relatively low speeds.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Cyclist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cyclist. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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cyclist
noun
cy·clist
ˈsī-k(ə-)ləst 
ˈsik(-ə)-ləst
: a person who rides a bicycle or motorcycle
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