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

As the sport has roiled, he’s been unafraid to speak his mind and make some colleagues uneasy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Dean always talked about his demons and being driven by the “death consequence” of his sport.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

None of the mice had ever competed in any type of violent sport; they were awkward and timid.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques