as in legal
following or according to the rules
admired by the fans for his sportsmanlike conduct on the ice
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Recent Examples of sportsmanlike
If festive pride persists, it is no longer connected to a country, empire, culture, or race, but the unique traditions of individual municipalities, pitted against one another in fierce but friendly, sportsmanlike rivalries.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsmanlike
Adjective
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The state Supreme Court let the referendum proceed but has yet to rule whether the effort is legal.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Staff and managers complained about the lack of specifics, as did legal-services providers and advocacy groups.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The book resists tidy moral conclusions.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, the Knicks got out of it clean.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Turn the Yamazaki Tower shelves toward the wall for a clean look without the hassle of shoving things into drawers or behind cabinet doors.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Motherhood is a beautiful and honorable calling.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Mfume has served Maryland for many years in a distinguished and honorable way.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some of these houses also put you just a few minutes away from a botanical garden with a section filled with vibrant flowers or at another outdoor art fair in Johnson County.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The next pitch was a fastball that Sheets straightened out just enough, sending it about 30 feet to the fair side of the pole and directly into the water.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Finally, there are ethical issues with profiting on things such as deaths, natural disasters and wars.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The ethical wisdom of classical Greece is preserved for all time in these quotes, expressed in lines of elegant, metrical verse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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“Sportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsmanlike. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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