Example Sentences

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The biggest bids in Wednesday's auction, along with fees agreed in pre-signings before the auction, make the players involved among the highest-paid sportswomen in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

More than two-thirds of 143 elite British sportswomen who responded to a BBC Sport questionnaire in 2024 said the majority of the equipment they used was not specifically designed for a woman.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Even if they haven't become professional sportswomen, many members of the club have seen their confidence grow and have persuaded their families to let them go to university and delay marriage until they are older.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

This is the dilemma faced by some sportswomen when it comes to contraceptive pills.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024

And in this connection I want to say to the young boys and girls: be true sportsmen and sportswomen and never fish for trout with anything but artificial flies.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom