as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of unsportsmanlike
The following week, Pickens picked up a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Both players received code violations for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Tampa Bay got a power play out of it, with Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues to the box for roughing for Florida and Conor Geekie to the box to Tampa for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025
Both players received code violations for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Tampa Bay got a power play out of it, with Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues to the box for roughing for Florida and Conor Geekie to the box to Tampa for unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
Users seemed to rally around Boisson, calling out Dart’s unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsportsmanlike
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Astros rookie Jacob Melton with a WILD catch in foul territory 😱 (via @astros)pic.twitter.com/KqrqRlDECr — B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) June 7, 2025 Otherwise, Melton was off to somewhat slow start to his career prior to the ankle injury.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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For Lynn, playing in the minors meant bad lighting and a short foul pole in right at the late McCoy Stadium that cost him home runs.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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The legacy of slavery was an undertone — overtone, really — to Our Native Daughters’ lone album, so this first set naturally contained an unfair share of the most emotionally rife numbers of the night.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
21 June 2025
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The second myth, peddled by Governor Newsom, is that trans kids have an unfair advantage in sports.—
Gavin Yamey,
Time,
20 June 2025
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Perhaps not helping so much: The set’s early reviews, which have been mostly fairly nasty in their dismissals of the set.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
25 June 2025
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Again there are two levels here, and each radically altered the color profile of the onscreen visuals – with the high setting giving everything a nasty green hue.—
Paul Ridden
June 25,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
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“Unsportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsportsmanlike. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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