How to Use Olympian in a Sentence

Olympian

1 of 2 adjective

• If crying and yelling were Olympian events, much gold would be won here.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
• The Olympian defense chipped in on the scoring in the second half.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
• With the Olympian backline locked on him, Fehrenbach took a shot at goal.
  — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
• The race is the Olympian marathoner's third marathon since getting pregnant.
  — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
• Olympian runner Wilma Rudolph, who won three golds and fought hard for civil rights.
  — Abigail Wise, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
• And no national anthem plays when an Olympian figures out what’s next.
  — Kerry Brown, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• If Najera won, the Olympian girls would win their sixth straight section title.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
• There are Olympian battle scenes and brawls, as well as tense, quiet interludes in between.
  — Vulture, 30 Nov. 2023
• Like the first time around, the Chula Vista defense shut down the Olympian running game.
  — Kevin. J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2023
• The three-time Olympian and three-time medalist took home silver in the women’s snowboard halfpipe.
  — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Feb. 2026
• Perez gave Olympian principal Viky Mitrovich a thank you for her support.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
• Goethe’s achievements may have been Olympian, but his personality was all too human.
  — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
• Cruz is a former Olympian and successful amateur who has a chance to win a title in his seventh pro bout.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• His work is formed not through some Olympian act of creation but through the messy business of living, which deafness renders visible.
  — Max Norman, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2024
• The petals have multiple hues, which gives them their name, from Iris, the Olympian god who carried messages to earth along a rainbow.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Aug. 2023
• Lewis has big dreams beyond high school, wanting to become an Olympian and also a cardiothoracic surgeon.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 14 May 2023
• Former Olympian and national team coach Conal Groom was accused of abusing young rowers.
  — Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
• Adria followed in her Olympian sister’s footsteps and was an elite gymnast for 10 years, competing throughout high school.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2023
• As horse and rider approached the Olympian gates, Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus, who bolted and threw his rider.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Nov. 2025
• Emma has the support of her Olympian mom, who often comments with words of encouragement on her daughter's social media posts.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
• Streep’s second go-round, by contrast, unfolds as a series of micro-indignities—a plunge from her Olympian perch, one stumble at a time.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
• Olympian heads on the road to Bonita Vista while Victory Christian hosts Montgomery.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
• The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Within her extended Olympian family – forged in patricide and infidelity – she’s known as the trashy one.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2023
• Some people have compared Barbie’s plot to one from mythology, where a goddess comes down from some Olympian place and adapts to the imperfect human world.
  — M.g. Lord, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
• Here's everything to know about the actress' life over 50 years after shooting Olympian boyfriend Spider Sabich.
  — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
• Some incline toward Olympian detachment, others missionary zeal.
  — Richard Renaldi, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
• In ancient Greece the ‘Titanomachy’ was a battle between the Olympian gods (like Zeus) and the older gods, the Titans.
  — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• And Latynina, in addition to being the winningest female Olympian overall, also holds the record for most golds by a female athlete at the Olympics.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
• Her husband, former Olympian and world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis, was arrested and charged in relation to her death.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024

Olympian

2 of 2 noun

• Now, the Olympian is hoping that the third time is the charm.
  — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
• Phelps is one of the best Olympians, let alone swimmers, of all time.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• The Olympian is looking forward to seeing her own sweet face in the crowd.
  — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
• The next day, the Olympian treated her girls to a morning pilates session.
  — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
• But for most of the game Friday, the Dream held the French Olympian in check.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
• The Olympian said that she’s reached out to Lavigne on social media to get them back.
  — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
• Olympians play for their country and companies want to align with patriotism.
  — Daniel Kaplan, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
• From her time as an Olympian to her body double gigs, here's everything to know about Livingston.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• The four-time Olympian was not exaggerating.
  — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• The Olympian also tied for third place on the still rings, but – like Claire Pease – missed out on the medal due to a tiebreaker.
  — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
• Sprenger is a five-time collegiate national champion and two-time Olympian.
  — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
• The Olympian passed her role to FC Cincinnati, who will become the new steward of the race.
  — Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
• Lee, a two-time Olympian, has won six medals in her Olympic career so far, including two gold medals, one silver medal and three bronze medals.
  — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 14 July 2026
• In a sense, all sports are competitive, but not every program is looking to cultivate an Olympian.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
• The Olympian looked confident, nailing her first two tumbling passes with almost no landing errors.
  — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• Hearn’s attorneys are demanding an apology on behalf of the Olympian.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
• Van Hameren is a former Nike global chief marketing officer and two-time Olympian.
  — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
• Cameo capitalized on it all, allowing fans to connect directly with celebrities who didn’t seem that Olympian in the first place.
  — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
• Knight, the five-time Olympian, made history of her own, scoring more goals than any other American in the Olympics.
  — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• Hickman broke the 1990 school record of Gavin Arroyo, an Olympian in water polo.
  — Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 May 2024
• Boston made three free-agent signings in the first weeks of the league’s existence, with one being four-time Olympian Hilary Knight.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• Olympian Natalie Hinds of USA Swimming, who earned a bronze medal in Tokyo.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
• His father, Stephane, is a former EuroLeague player and also a former Olympian.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
• This series gives a raw glimpse into the epic failures and resilience of an Olympian, celebrity chef, YouTuber, doctor, and more.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
• From one Olympian to another, Jade Carey went to beam, looking to cleanly execute one of her lower scoring events.
  — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• Former Olympian denies vandalism after arrest At least one person has spoken out about their arrest.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 23 June 2026
• Jenner is a four-time Olympian, winning gold medals in 2014 and 2022, and a four-time world champion.
  — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 5 June 2026
• Kenny is Britain’s most successful female Olympian, having won five Olympic gold medals and one silver during her career.
  — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
• The same man later attacked former Olympian Kim Glass in 2022, which prompted Lee to speak out.
  — The Editorial Board, Daily News, 28 May 2026
• On Wednesday, July 1, the five-time Olympian shared in an Instagram post that the charges had been vacated.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026