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  • past tense form of sport.
  • past participle of sport.

sported

VERB
display, wear
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Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Yet he noted that some investors have been disappointed by the level of growth sported by ServiceNow and other enterprise software companies, especially relative to the “hockey-stick growth” of other companies in the AI ecosystem.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Jeff Kent sported a mustache throughout his career even though some folks teased him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

A black leather jacket sported by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold for $960,000 at a New York auction on Friday, 16 times higher than the estimated value of $60,000, according to Sotheby's.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Her valise was full to bursting, and her eyes were everywhere, so I don’t know if she sported Grandma at first.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck


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