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sportsmanship
[spawrts-muhn-ship, spohrts-]
noun
the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
sportsmanlike conduct, as fairness, courtesy, being a cheerful loser, etc.
Word History and Origins
Origin of sportsmanship1
Example Sentences
“The audience booed these people. I’d say that was not Hoosier Hospitality. One could only say it’s poor, poor sportsmanship.”
I understand the steroid thing with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, and maybe they too will be honored in the Hall of Fame someday, but this “integrity, sportsmanship and character” purity test is nonsense!
It can get a little confusing, and there’s too much responsibility given a character introduced late in the game, which I regard as bad sportsmanship in genre writing.
Lazar Stefanovic was one of 18 players recognized on the conference’s sportsmanship team.
There was a moment of Australian sportsmanship in the 47th over of Afghanistan's innings.
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