How to Use discus in a Sentence

discus

noun

• And there are the throwing events (the shot put, the discus, and the javelin).
  — Mark McClusky, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2012
• Fey won a gold in the girls Class 5A discus and a bronze in the shot put.
  — David Hinojosa, ExpressNews.com, 4 May 2020
• King placed second in the state in the shot put and 12th in the state in discus this past spring.
  — John Snodgrass, Cincinnati.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• In the discus, Maya Alaniz led the way with a toss of 66 feet, 11 inches.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2020
• The freshman won the discus event at the Best of the West May 5 and took second in the shot put.
  — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 13 May 2022
• Nathan Jones of Show Low took the state title in the discus at 137-7.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021
• The junior won the 3A state championship in both the shot put and the discus.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 7 July 2021
• Michaela Hawkins of Roseville won the discus at 156 feet.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 7 June 2019
• Another school record fell in the meet when Erin O’Leary raised the Hawks’ record in the discus for the third meet in a row.
  — Bill Blewett, baltimoresun.com, 12 May 2021
• Brooke throws shot put, discus, weight throw and the hammer throw.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• The team should even perform well in the discus, an event unique to outdoor track and field.
  — Kyle Stackpole, Howard County Times, 3 May 2018
• The much-heavier discus used in the Olympics will last about 16 seconds.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2021
• David Downie was sixth in the discus, with a throw of 29.19 meters.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2021
• Lettered two years in track and field and was first team all-state in shot put and discus.
  — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• In the throws, Sean Brennan earned All-East accolades in both the shot put and the discus.
  — baltimoresun.com, 14 May 2018
• His teammate, Nolan Daggs, won gold in the discus with a throw of 176-1.
  — Rick Mauch, star-telegram, 11 May 2018
• Gabe Stallman placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 144 feet 2 inches.
  — Dan Brown, Ramona Sentinel, 7 June 2018
• West Hills’ Brandy Atuatasi was fifth in the discus with a 146-6.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
• Elijah Johnson won at 50-0 and took third in the discus.
  — Bill Blewett, The Aegis, 26 May 2017
• Dean, the middle, was an NCAA champion in the shot and discus.
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
• April Fontenette of Notre Dame finished second in the state discus.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2023
• Ramona fared well in the weight events, sweeping the top three spots in the shot put and placing first and second in the discus.
  — Dan Brown, Ramona Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2018
• Mitch, the oldest, threw discus and was an alternate for the 1984 Olympic team.
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
• She was ranked in the top five all-time in Arizona high school history in 2011 in the shot put and discus.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 30 Mar. 2018
• Franzke responded by teaching his son to throw the discus and javelin and to pole vault.
  — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2019
• The Illinois native lives and trains in Madison and was a standout for the Badgers in the discus.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2021
• Grant Pass took the top-three spots in the discus, with Osborne winning with a throw of 115 feet, six inches.
  — oregonlive, 17 May 2022
• Grants Pass senior Grace Osborne won the shot put and discus events.
  — oregonlive, 17 May 2022
• The next discus thrower that takes to Twitter might not find an influencer so eager to pitch in.
  — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• Valarie Allman won the women’s discus throw and Cole Hocker just finished first in Olympic-record time in the men's 1500-meters.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024