How to Use in sport in a Sentence
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The two nations have a storied past, both in politics and in sport.
—Andre Butso, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
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There’s a lot of stuff to be done in digital, in distribution, in live, in sport.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 July 2026
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Charrington’s background is not in sport but in private banking.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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Women, of course, face many obstacles in sport that cannot be solved by the addition of a few mixed-gender Olympic events.
—Christie Aschwanden, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
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That adrenaline rush is the greatest gift and privilege of being in sport’s biggest moments.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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The Tonale is fun to drive in sport mode, with responsive steering and a competent suspension.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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The Tonale is fun to drive in sport mode, with responsive steering and a competent suspension.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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The thing about Black British history in sport is that it’s being written every single day.
—Daniel Barnes, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Yet on the biggest stage in sport, his former USA teammates made sure the world saw something greater than the final score.
—Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
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The pace of change in sport is accelerating rapidly and radically.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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His many adoring fans will, a fascinated wider football public undoubtedly will and, yes, even those who can’t stand a man who might have the biggest ego in sport might miss him too.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
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And in sport, where the thinnest of margins always matter, recognizing the invisible might be one of your most visible acts of leadership.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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But more recently, his son Avram has been given more credit for spotting the potential in sport beyond America’s shores.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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First, leaders must recognize cultural meaning in sport is increasingly shaped outside the formal structures of leagues.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2026
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Athletes are cramped for space; not just by their fellow athletes and their 10-foot skis, but also by the pressure implicit in sport where jumpers will often receive just two attempts.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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The research shows that training can shift how coaches show up day-to-day, and build stronger relationships for athletes beyond performance, which is critical for helping to keep girls in sport.
—Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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The plan called for Nike to strike new deals with wholesalers, make strides in sport performance innovation and push into critical categories such as running and basketball.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
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In today’s media environment, in sport, music and everything else, someone’s always selling something.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Virtually every part of the body is properly understood in sport but as Charlotte Harpur writes, not enough attention has been paid to the pelvic floor historically.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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The same tension exists in sport between commercial growth and heritage, between contemporary entertainment and integrity.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
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The race, which began in 1989, consists of 44,000 kilometres of ocean racing and is considered among the most demanding tests of endurance in sport.
—Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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After building a career in business and working across commercial partnerships in sport, Mitchell began to see the gap from both sides for young people with no pathway, and industries crying out for resilient, coachable talent.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Listening to his work, and having built and investigated financial compliance in sport for years, my immediate reaction was that this is opening Pandora’s Box.
—Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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But when Joseph Baker, the Tanenbaum chair in sport science at the University of Toronto, began looking at birth order with his colleagues more than a decade ago, there were two intriguing findings.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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The closest equivalent in the UK is fixtures dedicated to Her Game Too, a campaign against sexism in sport established in 2021 and run entirely by volunteers.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
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Wycombe were playing Procision Oxford at Henley College in Oxfordshire, where Adam was taking a level 3 BTEC in sport.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Hop River Shepherds has been breeding Dutch and German Shepherds for over 25 years, with dozens of dogs successfully placed in sport, protection, service and active pet homes, according to Scott Beebe, owner and founder of the dog kennel.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
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Watching Bad Bunny evade punches from Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas and Mexican boxer Emiliano Vargas evokes the pride our families feel in our living rooms, watching our people represent us in sport.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
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