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
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Kate's absence has turned into a shameful spectator sport, where her well-being is being discussed over family dinners and on TikTok videos.
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Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
Who would’ve thought playing video games would ever become a spectator sport?
—Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
The lives of the rich and famous and their extravagant lifestyles have always been a spectator sport.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
For most Russians during the Gorbachev years, fashion would remain a spectator sport.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 13 May 2023
Ordering the reaper-level bird at Dave’s has become something of a spectator sport.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
It's become a major player as a spectator sport with visions on mainstream television exposure, especially if more investors and television partners join in.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
But Smith, 22, recognized that the many incidents over the years had become something of a spectator sport.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
Elle Turner, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
Who would’ve thought playing video games would ever become a spectator sport?
—Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
The lives of the rich and famous and their extravagant lifestyles have always been a spectator sport.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
For most Russians during the Gorbachev years, fashion would remain a spectator sport.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 13 May 2023
Ordering the reaper-level bird at Dave’s has become something of a spectator sport.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
It's become a major player as a spectator sport with visions on mainstream television exposure, especially if more investors and television partners join in.
—Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
But Smith, 22, recognized that the many incidents over the years had become something of a spectator sport.
—Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Spectator sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spectator%20sport. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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