for sport

idiom

: for enjoyment and not as a job or for food needed for survival

hunting and fishing for sport

Examples of for sport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hunters use them to chase the houbara bustard across deserts in the Gulf, Iraq, and Pakistan — not just for sport, but also for meat believed to have aphrodisiac qualities. —Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots. —Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025

The Amadea comes with three smaller boats, known as tenders, tucked into the hull, available to be used for sport or to shuttle people to shore. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

Even today, falconers in the Middle East still regard the gyrfalcon as the most prestigious bird, often breeding them selectively for sport and tradition. —Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025

Rhymes for for sport

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• distort
• escort
• exhort
• extort