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sporty

[spawr-tee, spohr-] / ˈspɔr ti, ˈspoʊr- /


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Like Adam, Matthew had been very sporty and regularly played football and golf.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Xiaomi, a maker of sporty sedans and SUVs, highlighted its hiring of European designers who worked at automakers such as Porsche and Lamborghini.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

To advertise her business, she affixed a decal and phone number to her white 1984 Pontiac Fiero, a sporty two-seater with retractable headlights.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

At the time, the EV market in the U.S. was dominated by Tesla’s sporty cars and smaller models such as Nissan’s compact Leaf.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

He was relieved when a short time later Will Hamilton drove up in his low sporty red car.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

What I can say is that this EV sails along smoothly and quietly while somehow feeling sportier than my Mustang Mach-E or the Tesla Model Y I tested a few years back.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

However the lucky winner preferred sportier models and later exchanged it for a Ferrari whose owner was a true fan of Hallyday's, he added.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2025

The company says the new Camry, still America’s top-selling car, will get sportier styling on the outside with a sleeker roof line.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2023

Picture going for a whirl in a swiveling office chair—or, if you’d prefer a sportier option, popping on a pair of ice skates and taking a spin.

From Scientific American Aug. 19, 2022

The bra was sportier than any I'd ever had, but it was cute anyway.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

"Our truck is the sportiest truck you are going to see," he said.

From Reuters Aug. 4, 2023

Grid View The Max-Out is the sportiest concept, with a low-slung stance and an emphasis on speed and performance.

From The Verge Nov. 29, 2021

But the sportiest trim in the Camry lineup is the TRD.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2021

Somehow, all of that and less had become the middle weekend of March in America’s sportiest downtown, amid a state so in love with basketball that it ought to be round.

From Washington Post Mar. 15, 2020

“This is definitely a first for me. The sportiest thing I’ve ever done is run after the bus,” Juanga says as he ties his shoelace.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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