How to Use sumo in a Sentence

sumo

noun
  • The main rule of sumo seems to be: Push your competitor out of the ring.
    James Whitlow Delano, National Geographic, 25 Apr. 2019
  • That could be the next step toward growing sumo wrestling in the States.
    Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2021
  • If that's the case for you, try out the exercise in a sumo stance instead.
    Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Patience is the name of the game with this sumo squat variation.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The smallest sumo wrestler at the World Games wanted to meet the tallest land animal in the world.
    al, 12 July 2022
  • This version uses a wide, sumo-wrestler-type of stance.
    Kyle Norman, Outside Online, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Legs and Glutes Workouts Try air squats, side step squats, sumo squats, jump squats, and even weighted squats.
    Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The space itself feels like a big deal, too, down to neon art walls and the giant sumo wrestler sculptures by Shohei Otomo that rule the place.
    David Hochman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • With only a single member, Honoka Oba, for the past two years, the sumo club is on the brink of collapse.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Some have pointed out that sumo has not always been so pious.
    The Economist, 14 Apr. 2018
  • The Colorado State Rams will be adding a unique player to its roster: a sumo wrestling champion from Japan.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • The slide, however, did include an old photo of Trump giving a big trophy to a sumo wrestler.
    Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Target your thighs all over by doing curtsy lunges, sumo squats, and goblet squats.
    Women's Health, 1 June 2023
  • The film is based on the life of Hetal Dave, India’s first professional female sumo wrestler.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Early sumo wrestling was a violent affair, often to the death.
    Jonathan Shipley, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2022
  • The session included everything from sumo squats, to planks, to wide-legged mountain climbers and more.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In recent videos, Hall has taken on different kinds of sports training, the most recent of which makes full use of his mass and strength: sumo wrestling.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 10 June 2023
  • Too many times when the Hall of Fame trainer has stretched the envelope of plausibility the way a sumo does spandex.
    Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2021
  • This month sexist rules in sumo came under fire when female first-aiders attending a sick man were ordered to leave the ring.
    The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Lately, they’ve been glued to the sumo-wrestling tournaments that are shown for fifteen days every other month.
    The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2021
  • In Japan, most competitive sumo wrestlers are finished by their late 20s.
    Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2021
  • The protagonist, Akio, is a scrappy and impulsive 18-year-old orphan determined to make it to the top of the sumo world, no matter the cost.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Most hurdles around the arena are decorated with a Japanese theme, but none draw eyes like the sumo wrestler.
    Christian Ortega, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Is sumo or conventional stance best for the biggest deadlift pull?
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022
  • In contrast to Japanese sumo, competitors do not score points by muscling an opponent out of the ring.
    John Leland, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • A couple dozen people gathered Monday for the unveiling of a sculpture of a live-size sumo wrestler in downtown Salt Lake City.
    Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Dring tells the story of six men living, eating, playing and wrestling together at an elite sumo wrestling center in Tokyo.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Some of the horses in the 2023 Kentucky Derby have names with equally unique origins, including one named after a sumo wrestling move.
    Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2023
  • And at the height of the pandemic, Ashley shared a video of herself working out, cycling through a range of bodyweight exercises like sumo squats, planks, and wide-legged mountain climbers.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 15 Apr. 2023

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