sportsperson

Example Sentences

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Last year, perhaps in a bid for celebrity buzz, and possibly as a result of the longer lead time needed to print the magazine, Sports Illustrated named Deion Sanders its Sportsperson of the Year.

From New York Times

The mystery runner tradition sees a famous sportsperson, whose identity is kept secret until the night, lay a wreath on the grave of Guto Nyth Brân, who died in 1737.

From BBC

Sanders was featured on the cover of Time Magazine and he was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year.

From Seattle Times

For that, Sports Illustrated named Sanders its “Sportsperson of the Year.”

From Washington Times

“The numbers are huge and paint a vivid portrait of renewal — but they don’t fully explain why Sanders is our 2023 Sportsperson of the Year,” the article states.

From Los Angeles Times