unsportsmanlike
adjective
un·sports·man·like
ˌən-ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌlīk 
: not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship : not sportsmanlike
Examples of unsportsmanlike in a Sentence
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct
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The following week, Pickens picked up a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Both players received code violations for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Tampa Bay got a power play out of it, with Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues to the box for roughing for Florida and Conor Geekie to the box to Tampa for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Both players received code violations for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Tampa Bay got a power play out of it, with Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues to the box for roughing for Florida and Conor Geekie to the box to Tampa for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsportsmanlike
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“Unsportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsportsmanlike. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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