poor sport
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I know he was hurt, but what a poor sport.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2022
Spitting in a cup at Doral in 2007, or being a poor sport after losing an Open playoff to Padraig Harrington later that summer?
From Golf Digest • Aug. 6, 2019
Let her have her anger and stay distant but polite; the obvious irrationality of her complaint against you will not persuade any reasonable people that you are a bad parent or a poor sport.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2017
The gesture prompted a torrent of commentary about Radwanska as rude, icy and a poor sport.
From Washington Post • Sep. 4, 2013
"Just run out in a small motor boat," he explained, "and anything less than a hundred pounds is poor sport."
From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous
