made sport of

phrase

past tense of make sport of

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for made sport of
made fun of
Phrase
  • The Storm Runner, by JC Cervantes The Storm Runner is the first book in a trilogy about Mayan mythology, following Zane Obispo, a 13-year-old with a limp who gets made fun of at school.
    — Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Such poetic license offers little new insight into a topic that has already been picked over for two decades, but it might be forgiven were Hansen as easily dramatized as he is made fun of.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Made sport of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/made%20sport%20of. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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