sport

Example Sentences

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Football, or soccer as we call it, is the world’s biggest sport, so it only makes sense that the menu at the festival would reflect that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Now as more than 6 million fans prepare to attend the World Cup, the country that spent so long dismissing the sport finds itself proudly at the center of the soccer universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Having given up his first degree in sport and English to focus on football a few years earlier, Tuchel was now back to square one.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

They also reported bigger drops in food sufficiency among adults ages 25 to 44, who tend to be higher-propensity sport bettors compared with other age groups.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Those of you who enjoy shooting laser beams at your friends for sport can bamboozle your opponents by crying out, “Here comes my Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation!” just before you fire.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood