sportsmanship

Example Sentences

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Asked where he learned about sportsmanship, Gonzalez said, “It’s what I was taught by my mom and coaches. Be a good person no matter what.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fewing is just as proud of the national sportsmanship awards his teams won as their national titles, and beams when talking about all the doctors, lawyers and other post-athletic successes of his players.

From Seattle Times

An exemplar of good sportsmanship: there are no losers here.

From Salon

“I remember she made a comment about both teams should be invited because of sportsmanship. And I’m like, ‘Are you saying that because of what I did?’

From Seattle Times

Especially when we forgot about the whole basketball thing and branched into battle lines for an impromptu town hall on sportsmanship, modesty and racial double standards.

From Washington Post