sportsman

Example Sentences

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“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Kagame describes himself more as a sports fan than a sportsman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

The extreme sportsman was known as "Fearless Felix" for his adventurous stunts.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

The sportsman is one of the country's most decorated racers after winning three Grand Prix world titles in 2013, 2015 and 2018.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

Some time passed before I felt tranquil even here: I had a vague dread that wild cattle might be near, or that some sportsman or poacher might discover me.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë