fair play
Example Sentences
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Confronted with the rules of fair play, the reader was enjoined to solve the case alongside the detective, which required seeing through the author’s sleights of hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Teams were tasked with illustrating the theme of fair play and Unwin said the sculpture she designed was "ridiculously complicated".
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
“This is about the integrity of sport and code of ethics that upholds sportsmanship, fair play, integrity, respect and community,” Uhlaender said in a post on X.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
"I just said, if she plays like this all match and I cannot raise my level, fair play to her. But I was able to raise my level."
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
But the things that held them together—trust in each other, mutual respect, humility, fair play, watching out for one another—those were also part of what America meant to all of them.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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