sport

Example Sentences

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The three-time Olympic champion, who almost quit the sport before the Paris Olympics and considered doing so after taking silver in the French capital, returns to the London Aquatics Centre on Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Leading figures from the film industry and sport, including Shah Rukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar, also paid tribute, reflecting the breadth of her influence across generations.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

But in Norway, cross-country skiing is a national sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

If the sport was going to survive in the desert it needed stars, it needed personalities and it needed a cultural makeover — especially in Los Angeles, where the box-office draw was everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

In his full suit of bronze armor he leaped upon his back and put him through his paces, the horse seeming to delight in the sport as much as he himself.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton