sportsmanship

noun

sports·man·ship ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌship

: conduct (such as fairness, respect for one's opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport

Examples of sportsmanship in a Sentence

He's a great player who's also admired for his sportsmanship.

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McConaughey, 54, ended his open letter by pointing out that good sportsmanship is the way to go. —

Danielle Jennings, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Some of your competitors were not exactly models of good sportsmanship. —

Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 Questions of sportsmanship and decency will necessarily come up — Andy Roddick memorably gave a point to Fernando Verdasco at the 2005 Rome Masters when up a set and triple match point, after the umpire refused to check a ball mark. —

James Hansen, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024 Throwing a football into the stands during a celebration, for example, is deemed a sportsmanship issue and comes with a minimum first-offense fine of $7,878. —

Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sportsmanship