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

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

This is bound to get me a bad name as a sportsman, but let me say at once that I have nothing against the killing of animals.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck