How to Use discus in a Sentence

discus

noun
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  • 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
  • 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 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
  • West Hills’ Brandy Atuatasi was fifth in the discus with a 146-6.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2021
  • 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
  • Mitch, the oldest, threw discus and was an alternate for the 1984 Olympic team.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
  • 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 coaches saw her powerful physique and pointed to the discus and shot put.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2022
  • Anderson qualified for the 1928 Olympics in the discus throw and came in fifth place.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 23 July 2021
  • Valarie Allman won a gold medal in the discus and Raven Saunders won silver in the shot put.
    — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • At the Skyline Open, Szaz won the shot put while finishing as runner-up in the discus throw.
    — Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Four ways dance has helped Valarie Allman throw the discus.
    — oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2020
  • West did much of its damage in the throws with 27 points in the shot put and 19 in the discus, with senior Cedric Pearson winning both events.
    — Henry Apple, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2021
  • Porter’s a big-time athlete, throwing the discus as well as running the 200 meters in track.
    — Matt Young, Chron, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The meet starts Thursday with heats on the track and finals in the women’s hammer, women’s long jump and men’s discus.
    — oregonlive, 23 June 2022
  • The two competed against each other in the shot put and discus when Tosi was a freshman and Pili was a senior.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
  • Tuggle won a high school state championship in the discus.
    — G Smith, NOLA.com, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Morgan Hallett holds the top shot put and discus marks this season.
    — cleveland, 24 May 2022
  • 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
  • His interest in discus led him to become the track-and-field coach at Camelback High School.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Colson left the pack behind her while winning the state championship in the discus throw.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 4 June 2021
  • Her discus throw leads all state qualifiers by over 9 feet, while her shot put leads by just over 2 feet.
    — cleveland, 1 June 2022
  • Francis Scott Key had freshman Amanda Kraics take first in the discus.
    — Carroll County Times Staff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 June 2021

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