team sport

noun

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

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At a moment when venture is perhaps more competitive than ever—and there are certainly some solo GPs out there making their mark—there’s an argument that as lines blur between disciplines in an AI-ified world, venture is by necessity a team sport. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026 Football is a team sport that is won or lost by the team, not an individual. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026 Clark is the lone team sport athlete to make the cut, with New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu falling just short. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 3 Dec. 2025 No team sport is quite so obsessed by the colour of the ball as cricket. Matt Roller, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025 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 26 Jan. 2026.

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