sporting

Example Sentences

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The world’s biggest sporting event is headed to its smallest host this year: Kansas City, Missouri.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Other vintage-wearing kids — and in particular younger ones — might simply be sporting what their parents like or might just like the look of the shirt even if they don’t know what it’s advertising.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Economist Andrew Zimbalist studies the impact of international sporting events like the World Cup and the Olympics on host cities, and on the whole it’s a bad deal economically, he says.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The hiring process at Anfield is being led by Richard Hughes, Liverpool's sporting director, who previously worked with Iraola at the Cherries.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It became very obvious very quickly that even on a team of nobodies with no sporting talent and often even less enthusiasm, no one was keen to pick me.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge