in sport

phrase

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

There’s a lot of stuff to be done in digital, in distribution, in live, in sport. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 July 2026

His many adoring fans will, a fascinated wider football public undoubtedly will and, yes, even those who can’t stand a man who might have the biggest ego in sport might miss him too. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for in sport

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort