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adjective Also sport. of or relating to a sport or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind: a sports festival.
(of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.
Origin of sports First recorded in 1910–15; sport + -s3
Words nearby sports sporting chance, sporting dog, sporting house, sporting lady, sportive, sports , sports bar, sports bra, sports cap, sports car, sportscast
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Example sentences from the Web for sports Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally.
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Ramos was a fervent Mets fan and he would often talk to the students about sports .
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Many of the women arrived in the United States as part of sports and religious delegations.
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His constant worship of his wife stands in stark contrast to scandals of the domestic nature in other sports .
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[Sports Illustrated] is an amazing experience, and everyone there is the best team to work with.
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Mr Riddell knows very little about sports , though I do hear he was seen coxing a schoolhouse boat this morning.
The Willoughby Captains | Talbot Baines Reed
Mr. Gurney was a patron of the Turf and a genuine lover of old English sports , but he was never known to bet.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
Because, as I understand it, we should play for the sports sake, not so much to win every time.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison
Kids can participate in a program of sports , hulas, arts and crafts.
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Fanny was what the children called a "tomboy," and always preferred the boys' sports , the more daring the better.
The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson | Nellie van De Grift Sanchez
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British Dictionary definitions for sports noun (modifier) relating to, concerned with, or used in sports sports equipment
(modifier) relating to or similar to a sports car sports seats
Also called: sports day British a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events
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