SPORT in a Sentence

Learn SPORT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
269 example sentences for SPORT, such as:
1. War is the sport of kings.
2. I thought you knew, old sport.
3. All this 'old sport' business.
4. The sport has a very clean image.
5. There'll be some sport reviews on TV.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SPORT
sport
 v.  wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
 n.  an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
Classic Sentence: (106 in 8 pages)
1  I was scarcely hid when a young girl came running towards the spot where I was concealed, laughing, as if she ran from someone in sport.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
2  I thought you knew, old sport.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
3  "If you want anything just ask for it, old sport," he urged me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
4  "Look here, old sport," he broke out surprisingly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
5  "All right, old sport," called Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
6  "Oh, hello, old sport," he said, as if he hadn't seen me for years.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
7  "It's the funniest thing, old sport," he said hilariously.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
8  He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
9  "Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
10  "There's sport for you," said Tom, nodding.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
11  All this 'old sport' business.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
12  "I've got something to tell you, old sport,----" began Gatsby.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
13  But both of us loved each other all that time, old sport, and you didn't know.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  I can't describe to you how surprised I was to find out I loved her, old sport.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
15  You must remember, old sport, she was very excited this afternoon.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
Example Sentence: (163 in 11 pages)
1  The ANC are attacking rugby because it is the soft underbelly of South African sport.
2  You spend a disproportionate amount of your time on sport.
3  There'll be some sport reviews on TV.
4  Few women can understand a grown man's love of sport.
5  War is the sport of kings.
6  British culture now appears to revolve around the unholy trinity of sport, shopping and sex.
7  We must put more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis legends of the future.
8  The committee has been charged with the development of sport in the region.
9  She's not especially interested in sport.
10  The media still regards women's sport as a sideshow to the main event.
11  Becoming a baseball fan was a byproduct of my research into sport on TV.
12  The sport has a very clean image.
13  These examples serve to indicate that the voluntary sector in sport is very diverse.
14  At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim, which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting.
15  Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.