team sport

noun

: a sport played by teams
Baseball is a team sport.

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In what will always be a team sport, there is now a sharper focus than ever on individuals. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In recent decades volleyball has quietly become America's largest girls' team sport. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 The impact of one in the NBA is unlike any other team sport (save, perhaps, for Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, who is in a league of his own). — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 Volleyball became the first major Olympic team sport to welcome Russia back since the IOC decision. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for team sport

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“Team sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20sport. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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