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

Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

Being a sportsman, doing stuff like this and just being myself, letting my emotions out - especially the Leeds crowd.

From BBC • May 29, 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

Tall, handsome, and muscular, he was a fine sportsman, excelling in track and field, cricket, rugby, and soccer.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela