How to Use shot put in a Sentence

shot put

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  • He was later named to the 2007 All-City Track team in the shot put.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The shot put went 66 feet, a U.S. Olympic trials record.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 20 July 2021
  • Arnett enters as the No. 2 seed in the shot put and the No. 7 seed in the discus.
    — Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2021
  • 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
  • Manley won the shot put at the Comet Relays with a 58-4.
    — cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The two-run shot put the Tigers in front, 2-0, from the onset of the series opener.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
  • The junior won the 3A state championship in both the shot put and the discus.
    — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 7 July 2021
  • Crouser already owns the world record and an Olympic gold medal in the shot put.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Ryan is committed to shot put through the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 July 2022
  • Enterprise’s Dale Grimes won the boys’ shot put with a 40-09 throw.
    — Al.com Reports, al, 16 May 2022
  • The shot put the Diamondbacks ahead, 3-1, in the second.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 22 Aug. 2021
  • In the morning, Raven Saunders of the United States captured the silver medal in the shot put.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Staats also finished third in the 55 and fourth in the triple jump, while Hall placed third in the long jump and seventh in shot put.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • There's the car that flipped over, the near-plane crash and the 12-pound metal sphere that whacked him on the head during a high school shot put event.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • At Morgan Township, the shot put ring is flood-prone, and the discus area has a fence near the 120-foot mark that gets in the way.
    — Dave Melton, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2021
  • Athletes to watch: Josh Cinnamo of Lakeville holds the world-record throw of 16.8 meters in shot put.
    — Christina Long, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021
  • Victor Santana won the shot put, while Holland won the long jump.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022
  • Cox started his meet on Friday by winning the shot put with a throw of 60-5.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 4 June 2022
  • CJ Marthins won the shot put with a personal record distance of 54-½, and won the discus.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2022
  • That’s when the second push to focusing on shot put came.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 20 July 2021
  • In the girls’ shot put, Cathedral junior Kennedy Clark won with a toss of 38-feet, 11-inches.
    — Ramon Scott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2021
  • Jones was 2½ inches behind Hanson in the shot put and more than 11 feet back in the discus.
    — David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News, 12 May 2022
  • The Falcons’ Naomi Whitlow placed first in the shot put and discus.
    — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 June 2021
  • Caitlin Garrahy earned a silver in the shot put (10.26 meters).
    — Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • Begley also throws the shot put for Crown Point’s track and field team.
    — Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Also competed in track and field in the shot put and discus.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Robinson is hoping to set records in shot put and discus this spring.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The meet begins at 9:30 am Friday with girls discus and high jump, and boys shot put, long jump and pole vault.
    — cleveland, 1 June 2022
  • Emma Reaves, Westminster, senior, shot put Reaves was the top thrower in the area.
    — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Ryan Crouser, the two-time reigning Olympic champion in the men’s shot put, continued his winning ways.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 22 June 2024

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