team sport

noun

: a sport played by teams
Baseball is a team sport.

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One, officials don’t believe inconsistently short pants look good in a team sport. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026 Fertility is a team sport, which means that mindful lifestyle changes leading up to conception apply to men, too. Rachel Hosie, SELF, 16 Feb. 2026 And Missouri and South Carolina are the only SEC schools to have more than one Black coach heading a revenue-producing team sport. Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026 Basketball is a five-on-five sport, a team sport. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for team sport

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“Team sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20sport. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.

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