sportsmanlike

Example Sentences

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The Grand Slam rulebook states that players "shall at all times conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner and give due regard to the authority of officials and the rights of opponents, spectators and others".

From BBC • May 29, 2026

“A disgraceful spectacle might have been turned into a clean, sportsmanlike game of football,” he wrote.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2020

“Not one to chirp at umpires and his teams modeled that same sportsmanlike behavior.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2019

He was ushered out by the sportsmanlike salutes of the Tar Heels he had just decimated.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

Now, gentlemen, this hunt must be carried out in a sportsmanlike way.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls