fair play
Example Sentences
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In the end, this is a matter of fair play and adherence to accepted norms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
FIFA’s selective moral leadership — claiming the high ground on fair play, inclusion and human rights — cannot be credible without meaningful action on gender-based violence.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the world of high stakes sporting events where everything and everyone hangs in the balance on outcome and fair play, video replay is essential to getting calls right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
After that I made a point of telling other contestants that at the beginning of each day out of a sense of fair play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
But merely wishing for relations to improve was taking something of a gamble, for Cal Tech’s fabulous chemist Linus Pauling was not subject to the confines of British fair play.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
