in sport

idiom

somewhat formal + old-fashioned
: in a joking way : in a way that is not serious
Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport.

Examples of in sport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Emily Harrington, a five-time U.S. national champion in sport climbing and one of Honnold’s good friends, knows it all too well. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned. Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2024 Of course, there is a line in sport between fighting and fighting, metaphor and reality. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024 Lewis Hamilton is a Formula One Driver who holds the records for the most race wins in sport's history. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2023 Also, at the Matt Hampson Foundation, which helps young people who have been injured in sport, Tindall is a frank mentor, the charity’s founder told PEOPLE in 2020. Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023 But Quý, who competes in sport touring races and coaches other motorcyclists, says practitioners of the sport also reap huge rewards by connecting with the world around them. Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023 The inclusion of transgender athletes in women’s events is one of the most contentious and divisive issues in sport with World Athletics and World Aquatics among global federations that have tightened their rules in recent months. Reuters, NBC News, 17 July 2023 There is a great tension in sport between surprise and narrative, between the beauty of uncertainty and the hunger for fulfillment. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023

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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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