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I know he was hurt, but what a poor sport.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2022

Spitting in a cup at Doral in 2007, or being a poor sport after losing an Open playoff to Padraig Harrington later that summer?

From Golf Digest Aug. 6, 2019

Moreover, he’s an ineffective and unsatisfying dissenter, often coming across as little more than a poor sport.

From Slate Feb. 26, 2016

The gesture prompted a torrent of commentary about Radwanska as rude, icy and a poor sport.

From Washington Post Sep. 4, 2013

It would be very poor sport to spoil both the comedy and the tragedy before the curtain goes up.

From The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension by George Chetwynd Griffith




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