the Olympics

noun

: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years

Examples of the Olympics in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Past seasons of Project Runway have done similar challenges tied to the Olympics. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026

The Commonwealths is a multi-sport competition held every four years between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories, and has become more of a sporting curio in recent iterations, ranking well below the Olympics. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Following the completion of the UBA-NBN merger, the team was preparing for the Olympics in Paris and there are deepfake scandals, high-stakes environmental cover up by Wolf River and all the usual corporate politics. — Peter White, Deadline, 23 July 2026

The growing presence of the Olympics on the platform has also been key, with all of the events now shown on Peacock, along with shoulder programming and other kinds of content. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 22 July 2026