How to Use recreational in a Sentence

recreational

adjective
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  • And the recreational amenities of the Shaker Lakes are just a stone’s throw away.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • His group has worked for 30 years to make the Blackstone a recreational resource in the area.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Later, in the 1960s, the city dredged its own recreational harbor.
    — Jill Cowan Maggie Shannon, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The city purchased the land to build Harborside more than 20 years ago as a way to boost recreational options in the area.
    — Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But the farmers' plight in New York is directly tied to the bumpy launch of the state's recreational pot market.
    — Michael Hill, ajc, 4 June 2023
  • But could also just be a quick path for recreational abuse.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • His drinking and drug use passed the point of being recreational.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Most of us are aware REI is home base for all things recreational equipment.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The agency said crews were searching for a recreational diver in the lake, about 6 miles off of Cleveland along the coast.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 June 2024
  • Malka hopes her model will thrive in the recreational era.
    — Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There is plenty of room for off-leash play at the fenced and double-gated recreational area.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The discovery of Smith's remains marked at least the sixth of its kind in Lake Mead's recreational areas just last year.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Lake Poway The recreational area at Lake Poway offers boating, archery, fishing and more.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There's also a recreational race known as the Beargrease 40, according to the event website.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The beach was established in the early 1900s and was once a popular recreational spot for Black people in the area, the website stated.
    — Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The forest is now a recreational zone where people walk their dogs, bird-watch, pick fruits, and can enjoy a natural space in the midst of an urban area.
    — Camille Padilla Dalmau and Frances Medina, refinery29.com, 4 Oct. 2023
  • For the past seven years, Ms. de la Fuente stayed active in softball, playing in a local recreational league.
    — James Wagner Marian Carrasquero, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Arkansas voters were right to turn down recreational pot in the last election.
    — Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The goal is to obtain compensation from the government for the taking of their land for a public recreational trail.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2023
  • All of these areas are open to recreational fishing, making Missouri anglers the first line of defense against this species.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2024
  • That idea would move the southbound lanes of the boulevard away from the eroding coastline and could free up as much as 60 acres for recreational possibilities.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • So even just seeing sport tennis grow at a recreational level, more people are exposed to it.
    — Essence, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The recreational marijuana law does not deal with delta-8.
    — Haley Bemiller, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would make the state the 22nd in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana.
    — A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Because the water levels in these lakes would fluctuate by as much as 60 feet during that process, the lakes would not be available for recreational use.
    — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This year marks a major milestone as a new building sits on the sand, a new place for instructors and lessons, as well as a recreational space during off season.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
  • The incident left Kevin Torres, a 35-year-old recreational soccer coach, dead.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Census data show more than a quarter of homes in the city are vacant, with most of those listed for seasonal or recreational use.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Question 3: Part two of the city’s bond series included an ask to issue $170 million of debt to construct and renovate parks, build a new recreational facility and aquatic center, and renovate the i.d.e.a. Museum, among other projects.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Currently, sales are only happening at dispensaries that already sold medical marijuana, but the state is in the process of licensing new recreational dispensaries.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

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