sportsman

Example Sentences

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Kovalskiy, who was brought up to not point a rifle at a person when shooting as a sportsman, said there is one aspect of his old work that he doesn’t miss: killing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Kagame describes himself more as a sports fan than a sportsman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

The extreme sportsman was known as "Fearless Felix" for his adventurous stunts.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

“Your mitt was lost. It’s terrible, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault. A good sportsman would play no matter what.”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon