for sport
idiom
: for enjoyment and not as a job or for food needed for survival
hunting and fishing for sport
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Remember when the Governor would have people fight zombies for sport and have the whole town watch?
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Francis said his love for sport was not only for the competition — and San Lorenzo is only one of several teams in soccer-mad Buenos Aires, the capital of soccer-mad Argentina, whose men are the current World Cup champions — but for the participation.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
East added that breeds like German shepherds, often employed by the military or the police for their impressive stature and intelligence, and German short-haired pointers, which were originally bred for sport, can also make a great addition to an active lifestyle.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Some chasers are in it purely for sport, others for scientific research - still others to aid persons who may be negatively impacted by the storms.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Francis said his love for sport was not only for the competition — and San Lorenzo is only one of several teams in soccer-mad Buenos Aires, the capital of soccer-mad Argentina, whose men are the current World Cup champions — but for the participation.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
East added that breeds like German shepherds, often employed by the military or the police for their impressive stature and intelligence, and German short-haired pointers, which were originally bred for sport, can also make a great addition to an active lifestyle.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Some chasers are in it purely for sport, others for scientific research - still others to aid persons who may be negatively impacted by the storms.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for sport
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“For sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20sport. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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