Examples of spoilsport in a Sentence
Oh, don't be a spoilsport. Let them try it.
Dad's a spoilsport. He won't let us play football.
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Granted, this might simply be an old-fashioned spoilsport way to view the market.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
No one likes a spoilsport, apparently.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, violence erupts, both spontaneously, when a drug deal goes sour, and by design, when a spoilsport has to be eliminated.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The spoilsports need to get back to their home state and do the job which their constituents elected them to do.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
No one likes a spoilsport, apparently.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Inevitably, violence erupts, both spontaneously, when a drug deal goes sour, and by design, when a spoilsport has to be eliminated.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
The spoilsports need to get back to their home state and do the job which their constituents elected them to do.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Spoilsport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoilsport. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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spoilsport
noun
spoil·sport
ˈspȯi(ə)l-ˌspō(ə)rt 
-ˌspȯ(ə)rt
: a person who spoils the fun of others
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