How do you use Paralympics in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Paralympics meaning
Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”).
Using Paralympics
- The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years as a counterpart of the Olympic Games and nowadays at the same venue”).
- In the example corpus, paralympics often appears in combinations such as: the paralympics, and paralympics, paralympics in.
Context around Paralympics
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paralympics
- In this selection, "paralympics" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, summer, paris, mansfield, star, kayak and kicks stand out and add context to how "paralympics" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the paralympics and 2004 summer paralympics in athens. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paralympics" sits close to words such as abiodun, abundantly and activates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paralympics
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Parsons is expecting "massive demand" and hopes it will be the first Paralympics to sell out. (16 words)
Umstead is part of the US Paralympics team, and she’s won three medals at the Paralympics. (17 words)
Add two to that count: gold and silver medals earned while swimming in the 2024 Paris Paralympics in August. (19 words)
Underlining the regard he’s viewed in by Paralympics Australia, late last year he was placed on the ‘long-list’ for the games, essentially indicating the body believes he is a strong chance of making the games. (37 words)
Succeeding as Head Coach the following year, he coached the team to a Silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and to the Bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. (34 words)
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on January 1 2024, be able to speak either French or English, and available for at least ten days during either the Olympics or Paralympics. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Mansfield Paralympics star Charlotte Henshaw has just had her first taste of the 2024 course in Paris where the Olympics and Paralympics kayak events will be staged.
Succeeding as Head Coach the following year, he coached the team to a Silver medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and to the Bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
Paris Paralympics: A global call for equitable access to assistive technologyAs the Paris 2024 Paralympics kicks off, the event shines a light on the global disparities in access to life-changing assistive technology.
Umstead is part of the US Paralympics team, and she’s won three medals at the Paralympics.
Among the stars competing this year is Jody Cundy CBE, a champion athlete who has represented Great Britain at seven Summer Paralympics.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age on January 1 2024, be able to speak either French or English, and available for at least ten days during either the Olympics or Paralympics.
France's Senate Finance Committee has delayed a vote on payments for next year's Olympics and Paralympics due to concerns about the delivery of certain projects, it has been reported.
In 2021, he became the first man in Paralympics GB history to win medals at seven different games, and was last year made a CBE for services to cycling.
More than 1,000 athletes are set to take part in the World Rowing Championships, with places at the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics up for grabs in Belgrade.
Parsons is expecting "massive demand" and hopes it will be the first Paralympics to sell out.
Perhaps the most important thing is that this summer's success means Canadian athletes have locked up a large number of quota spots for Canada at the Paralympics.
Salt Lake City in the United States and regional bids from France, Switzerland and Sweden are also in the frame for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
She is also a member of two cycling clubs, competed at the national track cycling championships last year and has taken up nordic skiing ahead of the 2026 Winter Paralympics.
The Commission on the State of U.S. Olympics and Paralympics is gathering information and responses to questionnaires as it begins the process of determining what changes are needed.
The facilities will hold badminton and weightlifting competitions during the Paralympics, and a wheelchair basketball team will later utilise them for practise.
The next Winter Olympics and Paralympics is due to be held over across an area of more than 22,000 square kilometres in northern Italy, making it the most geographically widespread of all time.
Underlining the regard he’s viewed in by Paralympics Australia, late last year he was placed on the ‘long-list’ for the games, essentially indicating the body believes he is a strong chance of making the games.
Unlike the official TikTok account, which celebrates the achievements of the athletes in a straightforward manner, the Paralympics account often uses viral TikTok sounds to accompany the clips.
Wilson, who is competing at several events at the world championships, was born in Cuba and competed for Canada in Para Rowing at the Paralympics in Beijing.
Add two to that count: gold and silver medals earned while swimming in the 2024 Paris Paralympics in August.
Common combinations with paralympics
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the paralympics 56×
- and paralympics 25×
- paralympics in 18×
- paris paralympics 8×
- summer paralympics 7×
- paralympics and 6×
- tokyo paralympics 6×
- paralympics is 4×
- paralympics as 4×
- paralympics on 4×