sportsmanly

Example Sentences

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Polite smiles and sportsmanly high-fives were exchanged across the handrails.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2023

Thus Japan's Crown Prince is still the Emperor's brother, sportsmanly Prince Chichibu who figure-skates, baseballs, golfs, fences.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clean play, honorable methods, and sportsmanly standards dominate the theory and practice of this athletic instruction and supervision.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul

"I was only wondering," she made hesitant answer, "if a box of very wonderful cigars, sent to him with our cards, mightn't perhaps—" "It's a fine sportsmanly proposition!" laughed the Master.

From Bruce by Terhune, Albert Payson

As a nation, I think we can never be too thankful for the lesson our kinspeople have to teach us in sportsmanly moderation and in chivalry toward an opponent.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John