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.

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The race, which began in 1989, consists of 44,000 kilometres of ocean racing and is considered among the most demanding tests of endurance in sport. Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 The same tension exists in sport between commercial growth and heritage, between contemporary entertainment and integrity. Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Only on particularly bumpy tarmac did the GTS-spec suspension become too jarring with the adaptive dampers stiffened up in sport mode, but switching them to normal offered the best of both worlds—excellent, composed body control and tuning that ironed out imperfections remarkably well. Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025 The Tonale is fun to drive in sport mode, with responsive steering and a competent suspension. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 The Tonale is fun to drive in sport mode, with responsive steering and a competent suspension. Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Her achievement – which is still subject to usual ratification from Guinness World Records – was driven in part by her burning passion to improve access for women in sport. Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025 The feature reaches its unnecessarily loudest in sport mode. James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 The world and those slowly eroding limitations on women in sport. Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024

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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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