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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Drunks often beat them for sport.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
What sets us apart is our dedication to the highest caliber of athletic destinations to promote passion for sport and learning in our students.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Being the president of the United States has certainly never stopped Trump from finding free time to do things for sport.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Hunters use them to chase the houbara bustard across deserts in the Gulf, Iraq, and Pakistan — not just for sport, but also for meat believed to have aphrodisiac qualities.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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John Blake, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
What sets us apart is our dedication to the highest caliber of athletic destinations to promote passion for sport and learning in our students.
—Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2025
Being the president of the United States has certainly never stopped Trump from finding free time to do things for sport.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Hunters use them to chase the houbara bustard across deserts in the Gulf, Iraq, and Pakistan — not just for sport, but also for meat believed to have aphrodisiac qualities.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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