spectator sport

noun

1

: a sport (such as football, baseball, ice hockey, etc.) that many people watch

2

: something that people watch other people do without becoming involved themselves

For many, politics has become a spectator sport.

Examples of spectator sport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those initiatives had a good foundation to build on since soccer is Canada’s most popular sport in terms of registration and participation and ranks behind only hockey as a spectator sport. — Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026

Tennis is unlike any other spectator sport. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

Yet today’s deeply competitive professional and spectator sport that spans the globe has far more local origins. — Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026

Or at least until more realize that dinner is not a spectator sport, and that the best sound at a restaurant is still the person sitting across from you. — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026

Rhymes for spectator sport

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