How to Use recreation in a Sentence

recreation

noun
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  • The fields next to the school are used for recreation.
  • The dispatcher said the man lived on the west side of the recreation center.
    — The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2023
  • The recreation area, bike path and parking lot were closed.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The team had gone to the lake for recreation after a day of football practice.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
  • His recreations include the 9th and 9th Whale and the downtown Salt Lake City library.
    — Andrew Christiansen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 July 2023
  • The recreation area is staffed by lifeguards during the summer months.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The Wabash Valley is a region rich in sports and outdoor recreation.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The people who started this, when this was recreation, have to go out and shake hands with people and say thank you.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But the style that’s trending now isn’t a total recreation of the era—there’s a bit of whimsy involved, too.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
  • One of his first jobs was as a lifeguard at a nearby recreation center.
    — Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Boating and other recreation on the lake are off-limits.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • There was a rush to outdoor recreation, and outsiders discovered the falls.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Ten Michigan state park or recreation area campground have full-hookup sites with more on they way.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The lesson was relocated from the rooftop to a more spacious, open-air recreation space along the bay, known as the Cinta Costera.
    — Kiersten Marie Brown, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Funds from the event help to support funds for parks and recreation, athletics, and scholarships.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But the health and many other benefits that stream from outdoor recreation are too great to ignore.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2023
  • The menu isn’t filled with faithful recreations of the aguachiles and tostadas found in cities like Ensenada or Veracruz.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • But something as simple as when to open and close the Splash Pad is important to those that enjoy our parks and recreation areas.
    — Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2023
  • On the steps of a recreation center inside the park that was used as a shelter, Ahmed Haiballa, from Mauritania, brought out his prayer rug to say Maghrib, the evening prayer.
    — Olivia Bensimon Todd Heisler, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The facility has a gym and outdoor recreation area, but youth had not utilized either area for two years.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • For recreation, passengers can enjoy a pool with eight Jacuzzis, a spa, a fitness center, and a library.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Texas plans to open half a dozen new state parks in coming years amid a statewide push to expand public land and provide more access to outdoor recreation.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Multiple roads and recreation areas will be closed this weekend through next week.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The indoor pools that are open in the cooler months are all parts of recreation centers that require a membership fee for everyone over 18.
    — Nicolas Kemper, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Landmarks: The development shares a recreation center with its neighbor to the north, Carmel Mountain Ranch.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Summerville wanted to keep the dress true to Suzanne Collins’s book, while still creating an engaging recreation.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The sporting goods store stocks a variety of outdoor recreation, sports gear and apparel.
    — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Soon, homes, schools, recreation centers and downtown’s once grand Art Deco theaters were home to squatters and boarded up.
    — Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Tara Ryan has started by visiting nearly every one of the city’s more than 40 recreation centers.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • For decades, Dartmoor was the only park in England that recognized camping among the forms of recreation to which users are entitled.
    — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023

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