How to Use the discus in a Sentence

the discus

noun

• Himes is the state leader in the shot put and is eighth in the discus.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2023
• The junior won the 3A state championship in both the shot put and the discus.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 7 July 2021
• Those same four competitors are top four in the discus as well.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2023
• In the 2021 state meet, Hallett finished third in the discus after winning the shot put.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 3 June 2022
• The junior won a county championship in the discus and later finished fourth in the event at states with a throw of 100-5.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 21 July 2021
• Isabella Johnson led the way for the girls, finishing first in the discus, second in the javelin and third in the shotput.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Tuggle won a high school state championship in the discus.
  — G Smith, NOLA.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• Elsewhere, Cathedral Catholic’s Kennedy Clarke, the state leader in the shot put at 47-5, qualified in both that event and the discus throw.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2022
• Matthew’s brother Brett finished second in the javelin and fourth in the discus as a first-time qualifier.
  — al, 5 May 2023
• Darla Jagrosse won the discus (120 feet, 2 inches) and finished second in the shot.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2022
• Because of their lawsuit, the West Virginia law is on hold, and Becky, now a 13-year-old entering eighth grade, threw the discus and the shot put in seven track meets this spring.
  — John Hanna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
• Fey, who will be a senior next year, won the discus by throwing 168 feet, 7 inches at nationals.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
• Worn, weathered and vandalized, missing an arm and the discus itself, it was quietly removed in 1970 and put in storage, and was not missed by many.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• But shortly after that, her desire turned from softball to track and field, particularly the discus and shot.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
• Midlothian junior Madeleine Fey The Kansas pledge ranked second in the nation in the discus this season, throwing 182 feet, 4 inches.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
• In a field of more than 30 competitors from around the country, as well as locales such as Barbados and Jamaica, Beacham finished sixth in the shot put, fifth in the discus competition, 14th in the javelin throw and fifth in the hammer throw.
  — cleveland, 13 July 2023
• Naomi Whitlow, Winters Mill, senior Whitlow won the county championship in the discus with a personal-best throw of 113-9.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2023
• Wooden, who also participates in the discus, said there are no excuses, though.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2023
• Somewhere between winning a gold medal, having surgery and going to the beach, Olga wandered into an equipment shed used by the discus, shot put, javelin and hammer competitors.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024

Last Updated: 16 Sep 2024