spoilsport

Example Sentences

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The Miami Marlins, those spoilsports, called for an intentional walk.

From New York Times

I'm nearly a senior citizen and don't want to seem like a spoilsport, unfriendly or intolerant.

From Washington Post

I simply don’t want to be made to feel that I must cross the line, onto the actors’ playing field, or be a spoilsport if I don’t.

From Washington Post

I’m not interested in being a spoilsport, or even a killjoy trying to “improve” a great holiday tradition.

From Seattle Times

The Lorax, a furry little spoilsport “who speaks for the trees,” objects with increasingly alarmed reports on the destruction caused by the Once-ler’s industrial plant:

From Washington Post