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

Especially after the Olympics, that kind of drained you a little bit. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Two Russian figure skaters, Adeliia Petrosian and Petr Gumennik, competed at the Olympics as neutrals without national flags and symbols but neither won a medal. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Harper said the owners need not be concerned about a wave of players wanting to skip the Olympics. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Two years ago, Voisey was hired as executive director of Tales of the Cocktail, the industry’s answer to the Oscars and the Olympics, held every July in New Orleans with events around the world during the rest of the year. — The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026