How to Use the Olympic Games in a Sentence
the Olympic Games
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The vote comes just 18 days before Paris hosts the Olympic Games.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
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North Korea hasn't been part of the Olympic Games since 2012.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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Last year, riders crossed the finish line in Nice due to the Olympic Games.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
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Breakdancing will be featured in the Olympic Games for the first time in 2024, in Paris.
—Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2023
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Paris will join London as the only cities to host three editions of the Olympic Games.
—Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
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Not just reaching the Olympic Games, but getting first place.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2024
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The test was submitted six weeks before the Olympic Games.
—Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
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The entire world turns its eyes to Paris this summer, as the French city prepares to host the Olympic Games for the first time in 100 years.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 June 2024
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Fashion folk treat Fashion Week like the Olympic Games.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2024
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Sevens was introduced to the Olympic Games in 2016, and Fiji’s men won the gold medal.
—Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
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At the time of Olympia’s splendor … the arts and literature joined with sport to ensure the greatness of the Olympic Games.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
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With the Olympic Games three months away, nothing has yet been decided about who will open or close the event.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
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Paris offered a stunning backdrop for the Olympic Games.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Starting in 1995, the military games is one of the largest multi-sporting events, second to the Olympic Games.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
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The price increases come on top of an earlier $2 rise rolled out before the Olympic Games in Paris last year.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Bass, who spent part of the week in Paris examining preparations for the Olympic Games, has stayed out of the debate so far.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
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That set is already open, and will be in use all summer to ease congestion during the Olympic Games.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 8 May 2024
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Pierre de Coubertin successfully revived the Olympic Games in 1894, as a way to bring sports to the masses.
—Anastasia Nisenbaum, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
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Few moments are more taut with emotion or more fraught with danger than the medal ceremonies at the Olympic Games.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
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All shades of pink have been finding their way into homes, advertising, and even the Olympic Games.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Moreover, Omega has served as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games since 1932.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
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Her goals were complicated again by a tragic Achilles tear in late May 2024, just over a month before the Olympic Games.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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The city will also host the Olympic Games in 2028, adding another layer of urgency for the cleanup effort.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
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Deadline cited at the time that the cycling portion of the Olympic Games could be stationed at the beach where the Spirit Awards are usually held.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
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Sunday’s closing ceremony of the Olympic Games was the perfect case in point.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2024
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Antisemitic graffiti was spread across walls in Paris this summer, and at least two plots to disrupt the Olympic Games were foiled.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024
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With just two weeks to go before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris, the clock is ticking for political clarity.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 July 2024
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Deadline cited that the cycling portion of the Olympic Games could be stationed at the beach where the Spirit Awards are usually held.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
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Both nations have diverse histories with the Olympic Games.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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The new update comes on the heels of the company’s efforts to make traveling in Paris easier ahead of the Olympic Games there this summer.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2024
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