sporting
IPA: spˈɔrtɪŋ
noun
- The act of taking part in a sport.
adjective
- (not comparable) Pertaining to sports
- (comparable) Exhibiting sportsmanship.
- (comparable) Fair, generous; ‘game’.
- (not comparable, obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
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Examples of "sporting" in Sentences
- I probably shouldn't be allowed in sporting events.
- The birds spent so much time "following the horses," that they gained the nickname "sporting birds."
- Mr. Three per Cent., "said one," this is what you call sporting, is it -- killing starved woodcocks?
- When shooting doubles, as in sporting clays, you get the option of having two different chokes for ea. shot with an o/u.
- In 1988 Johnson became a disgraced Olympic 100m champion who is still branded the most notorious cheat in sporting history.
- Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity.
- You could shop around and talk to guys in sporting goods shops, taking a look at high end rods so that you can make a comparison and decide if it will work for you~ good luck
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