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: a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)
Examples of gym in a Sentence
He works out at the gym.
Students are required to take gym.
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And this was when there were still boxing gyms that didn’t allow women.
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Per the listing, there’s also a large, fully functional gym or potential accessory dwelling unit, plus plenty of room on the grounds for a future play area or a sports court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
Others—such as an eagerness to engage someone in combat—work in the gym, ring, and battlefield but become counterproductive and even destructive outside of those contexts.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The pair of connected buildings takes up about a quarter of the over 100,000-square-foot property, which also includes a school and a gym.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Per the listing, there’s also a large, fully functional gym or potential accessory dwelling unit, plus plenty of room on the grounds for a future play area or a sports court.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025
Others—such as an eagerness to engage someone in combat—work in the gym, ring, and battlefield but become counterproductive and even destructive outside of those contexts.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
The pair of connected buildings takes up about a quarter of the over 100,000-square-foot property, which also includes a school and a gym.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gym
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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gym. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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