good sport
noun
1
: a person who is not rude or angry about losing
2
informal + old-fashioned
: someone who is kind or generous
Be a good sport and let him play with you.
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When someone accomplishes an achievement like the career grand slam, a good sport will congratulate them regardless of their off-the-course feelings.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Was the real Too $hort a good sport about his character losing a rap battle?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
This might emerge as a point of conflict between the two of them later, but as of now, Marina is a good sport and doesn’t say anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Casey thanked the man in the MAGA shirt for being a good sport, and gave him a Dropkick Murphys shirt.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Was the real Too $hort a good sport about his character losing a rap battle?
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
This might emerge as a point of conflict between the two of them later, but as of now, Marina is a good sport and doesn’t say anything.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Casey thanked the man in the MAGA shirt for being a good sport, and gave him a Dropkick Murphys shirt.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good sport
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“Good sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20sport. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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