sportsman

Example Sentences

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But becoming an elite sportsman still means starting learning your trade at a very young age, and a lot of personal sacrifices.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

“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

Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

But the extreme sportsman was best known for his space leap.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Tall, handsome, and muscular, he was a fine sportsman, excelling in track and field, cricket, rugby, and soccer.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela