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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There’s every chance an NHL team (the Carolina Hurricanes claim goalies off waivers for sport) would grab Pickard, leaving the Oilers reliant on two goalies who may not be able to stay healthy or effective over the rest of the schedule.
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
These vicious youths fell the infected almost for sport, which undersells the source of terror so essential to the series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The group also rejected the claim that the wolves were killing for sport, saying no scientific evidence supports that behavior.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In addition to hunting for sport and pest control, Russians quickly figured out how to capture tigers alive.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
These vicious youths fell the infected almost for sport, which undersells the source of terror so essential to the series.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
The group also rejected the claim that the wolves were killing for sport, saying no scientific evidence supports that behavior.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
In addition to hunting for sport and pest control, Russians quickly figured out how to capture tigers alive.
—Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
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“For sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20sport. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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