sport
noun
adjective Also sports.
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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Example sentences from the Web for sport
Cricket is a sport enjoyed by hundreds of millions around the globe, mainly in former British colonies.
When he reaches a low point in his career, in 1997, he writes that he “even contemplated moving away from the sport completely.”
Sachin Tendulkar may be one of the most brilliant players in the sport, but he struggles to liven up his memoirs.
The sport of surfing is a very sexy sport, beautiful people on beautiful beaches in minimal clothing.
Anastasia Ashley, Surfer-Cum-Model, Rides The Viral Internet Wave |James Joiner |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Like I said, as a team we drew attention to the sport in a way no one ever has.
This sport may be carried on from the 24th of July till October, from the rising to the setting of the sun.
The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. BechsteinBut tandem driving is too good a sport to be confined to the show ring.
Riding and Driving |Edward L. AndersonOur day's sport, besides the monkey, was confined to sundry small green parrots and a few toucans.
A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World |Charles DarwinThe three friends agreed, in sport, that they would each one day commit to writing his peculiar interpretation of its design.
The Broken Cup |Johann Heinrich Daniel ZschokkeIt seemed to her she was being flicked in sport with tickling switches.
The Song of Songs |Hermann Sudermann
British Dictionary definitions for sport
noun
- an animal or plant that differs conspicuously in one or more aspects from other organisms of the same species, usually because of a mutation
- an anomalous characteristic of such an organism