in sport

idiom

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 That clash of athleticism and formality in sport that only exists in England. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 14 June 2024 Emily Harrington, a five-time U.S. national champion in sport climbing and one of Honnold’s good friends, knows it all too well. Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024 But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned. Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2024 Of course, there is a line in sport between fighting and fighting, metaphor and reality. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in sport 

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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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