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Recent Examples of sportif
Our colleague Naomi Elizée opted to dress up a tank with a leather Prada skirt, while Paloma Elsesser chose a pair to pair her tee with a sportif ankle-grazing skirt and fiery red and yellow Nike Air Bakin sneakers.
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Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2022
Customers can shop the sportif collection from locker room to bench press in true technical fashion.
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Lauren Sheffield,
Harper's BAZAAR,
10 Oct. 2014
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2022
Customers can shop the sportif collection from locker room to bench press in true technical fashion.
—
Lauren Sheffield,
Harper's BAZAAR,
10 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportif
Adjective
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Keep the look casual with a pair of sporty sneakers and a tote for farmers market runs, or dress it up with a few key accessories, like statement earrings, a bold cuff, and a clutch.
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The look struck the ideal balance of sporty and feminine, pairing a utilitarian silhouette with whimsical floral details.
Adjective
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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These employee-to-owner pipelines and apprenticeship-to-owner transitions marked informal forms of employee ownership.
Adjective
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Families, longtime soccer fans and casual viewers mixed on the concourse, creating a festival atmosphere with chants, flags and interactive soccer activities on the field.
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That wistful undertow stems from Zimmerman’s casual acceptance of his advancing age.
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“Sportif.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportif. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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