unsportsmanlike

Example Sentences

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Wang was booed by the crowd for her actions and received a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Such recruiting is considered “an act of gross unsportsmanlike conduct” punishable by game forfeitures and fines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The PDC does not have a specific, timed rule for pace of play, but deliberate slow play intended to disrupt an opponent is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and a potential rules breach.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Branch was fined $23,186 earlier this season for face-masking and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during a game against the Green Bay Packers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

So they called technical fouls on four of our players for leaving the bench and on Coach for unsportsmanlike conduct.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie