How to Use vaulter in a Sentence

vaulter

noun
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  • In the 1950s, Olympic pole vaulter Bob Richards was the first to appear on the front of the box.
    — Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 31 July 2021
  • Kern is just the seventh area vaulter to clear the 16-foot mark.
    — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 4 May 2021
  • Pole vaulter Nathan Stone of Lawrence North cleared 15-6 to break the old mark by a half-inch.
    — Lewis Bagley, Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2018
  • Apps was a pole vaulter for Canada’s Olympic team at the 1936 Games in Berlin.
    — Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
  • Pole vaulter Blaise Black made the podium in third place at 16-3½.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 13 May 2017
  • Olympic pole vaulter Bob Richards was the first athlete to be featured on the front of the box in 1958.
    — Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Field Rookie of the Week for her prowess as a pole vaulter.
    — Craig Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Pole vaulter Tiber Seireeni went 16 feet, 2 inches, the second-best mark in the state.
    — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • Even two boys pole vaulters finished in first and third place at state track and field.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • McKenna Caskey will push the top pole vaulters, and Sophia Chiaramonte will be strong in the high and long jumps.
    — Ocvarsity, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Life couldn’t have been much better for the best pole-vaulter ever.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 10 June 2021
  • Now the school whose vaulter was displaced from the podium is trying to get a medal for that girl.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2021
  • The positive test that knocked pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of the Olympics rattled him.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • To be fair, Duplantis isn’t just the best pole vaulter in Sweden.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 31 July 2024
  • They are getting cheered on by their peers and other pole vaulters.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 15 July 2023
  • Pole vaulter Laina Lillge drenched Pearce with an ice bath, a fitting end to a steamy weekend of track and field.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • Lawrence is strong on the high bar and rings, while Collins is an excellent tumbler and vaulter.
    — Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
  • This year's event brings in three Olympic pole vaulters, the American record holder and more.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 26 June 2017
  • The Keller vaulters and a competitor from Tyler Lee will be pushing for the title, too, though.
    — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Malachi Clark, a 13-foot vaulter who qualified for state last year.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2020
  • On one screen, a Swedish pole vaulter soared up and over the bar, beating the American and claiming gold.
    — Fred Bahnson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
  • The vaulter jumps high into the air and pulls himself into a handstand as the pole starts to straighten.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2021
  • Washington vaulter Tori Franzen still is looking to raise the bar.
    — OregonLive.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • As the top pole vaulter in the county, Rosenberg got better as the season progressed.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 21 July 2021
  • Nyers used it to place fifth in the 1952 state meet, and was an all-conference pole vaulter in college.
    — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 7 Jan. 2020
  • This year, like in 2017, Keller ISD pole vaulters have taken the top three finishes in both the district and area meets.
    — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The pole vaulter may be new to the Survivor experience, but Liz Parnov has managed to get very far in the game.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Carmel pole vaulter Tristan Barr cleared 12-3, two inches off her state best.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2021
  • Pole vaulter Sandi Morris on the fine line between your body to the limit and staying healthy.
    — Ken Goe, OregonLive.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Another vaulter calls him the Patrick Mahomes of his nation.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 31 July 2024

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