sportsman

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Recent Examples of sportsman Built in 1892 for sportsman C.K.G. Billings, Green Gables became the flagship of the Wrigley family’s estates in the town of Lake Geneva when William Wrigley Jr. bought it in 1911. Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 The common complaint is that the sportsmen, wealthy and powerful, managed to seize the fish for themselves. Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025 If passed, sportsmen and women would lose access to large tracts of public land. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 Applicants must have a valid resident sportsman's hunting license or must be a holder of a lifetime sportsman's permit. Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sportsman
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Noun
  • Michael Meredith, an avid duck hunter, will teach basic calling techniques.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the most iconic role of his storied career, Wesley Snipes plays Blade, a badass vampire hunter who also happens to be half-vampire himself.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Basketball star Angel Reese won sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 June 2025
  • Related article Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.
    Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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