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Recent Examples of sportsman
Wilson plays a Lasso-ian sportsman—a sweet, sad former pro-golfer—who finds a new calling in coaching an amateur (Peter Dager) with extraordinary promise but a tough home life.
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Ducking under a security rope, Sir Jackie was able to chase down the sportsman and pull him into frame for Brundle to chat with.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Stepping from left to right, the sportsman began to use his golf club as a microphone while standing between Timberlake, 44, and comedian Andrew Santino, who matched his moves,
After performing a spin, the footballer began skipping before falling into laughter.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025
Early-morning sportsmen easily fish them there on the fly.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Ducking under a security rope, Sir Jackie was able to chase down the sportsman and pull him into frame for Brundle to chat with.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
Stepping from left to right, the sportsman began to use his golf club as a microphone while standing between Timberlake, 44, and comedian Andrew Santino, who matched his moves,
After performing a spin, the footballer began skipping before falling into laughter.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 May 2025
Early-morning sportsmen easily fish them there on the fly.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsman
Noun
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Market hunters of later days could tell grisly stories of waterfowl mowed down en masse.—
Nash Buckingham,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
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House hunters are even willing to pay up to about $1,600 more for a kitchen with cabinets in the elegant green tone, according to Zillow's analysis.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Basketball star Angel Reese won sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
10 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.—
Sharif Paget,
CNN,
3 Oct. 2024
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The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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