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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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Sloane, who has increased his fastball velocity by over 10 mph since last spring and now reaches 90, hit the gym hard.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
More than 400,000 square feet of gyms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and community spaces are combined with 17 playing spaces, including two regulation-size indoor fields.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The practice is now common in gyms, wellness resorts and hotels across the United States, with some people preferring structured spa environments and others opting for lakes, oceans or other outdoor settings.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The window next to my desk overlooks the gym’s large communal exercise room, and throughout the day, I am taunted by the sight of gyrating bodies panting through a Zumba class or a kettlebell set.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
More than 400,000 square feet of gyms, locker rooms, meeting rooms and community spaces are combined with 17 playing spaces, including two regulation-size indoor fields.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The practice is now common in gyms, wellness resorts and hotels across the United States, with some people preferring structured spa environments and others opting for lakes, oceans or other outdoor settings.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
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 9 May. 2026.
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