How to Use cyclist in a Sentence

cyclist

noun
  • The cyclist takes hard shots to the arm, the face, the back, the neck.
    — Sam Anderson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The driver of the car that struck the cyclist remained at the scene.
    — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Or the cyclist who attempted to bike to the South Pole?
    — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Avid cyclist who has been known to ride his bike to work at the Fed.
    — CNN, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The 34-second video shows a cyclist walk up to a young adult.
    — USA TODAY, 6 June 2020
  • The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The cyclist was driven over to where the ambulances were set up on the trail.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 17 July 2023
  • But some cyclists are wary about sharing the road with cars.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • An Olympic cyclist then biked up the mountain to meet Cruise and retrieve the flag.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2024
  • My wife, an avid cyclist, has been begging me to learn how to ride a bike.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • In Skokie, two cyclists were killed in a one-month span.
    — Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024
  • This is a biking gift any cyclist will use for years to come.
    — Joni Sweet, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The man alleges the cyclist rode past them, then turned around and approached them.
    — Rebekah Riess and Connor Spielmaker, CNN, 5 June 2020
  • The trails in question must already be open to cyclists.
    — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The 67-year-old was an avid cyclist and a member of the city of Lodi’s rotary club.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • In that time, the city had 12 pedestrian and 2 cyclist deaths.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The driver fled the scene, and the cyclist suffered minor injuries.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The cyclists went for a swim at Deep Eddy swimming pool.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The son of an Olympic sprint canoer, Ganna is a lithe 6-foot-4, the ideal body type for a cyclist.
    — Kevin Draper, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Upon arrival, deputies found a male cyclist on the side of the roadway.
    — Michael Donohue, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2021
  • Spencer Braun, an avid cyclist and all-around cool guy, broke the news to me—yelling after me that my tire was flat.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 2 June 2021
  • The cyclist was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • That’s because De Frenne is a pro cyclist in his dreams and a pro botanist in real life.
    — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
  • In the postcard, a cyclist stands next to a steep hill covered in thick, tangled roots.
    — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2020
  • For a cyclist, a big red bow on a brand new Trek bicycle.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Officers searched the area further and found the cyclist lying in a grassy area next to the roadway.
    — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • This book is a nice addition to the library of any cyclist.
    — Wired Staff, Wired, 9 July 2021
  • The pair followed the cyclist, who instead of turning in the direction of the path, biked straight ahead.
    — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Also offered is a four-day excursion and a day trip for cyclists.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
  • However, cyclists very rarely have head-on impacts from a crash.
    — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Wired News, 8 June 2025

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