unsportsmanlike
adjective
un·sports·man·like
ˌən-ˈspȯrts-mən-ˌlīk 
: not characteristic of or exhibiting good sportsmanship : not sportsmanlike
Examples of unsportsmanlike in a Sentence
Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct
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The closest the teams came was when Trocheck and Severson both went off the ice for unsportsmanlike conduct, resulting in four-on-four play.
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Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
But none of them threw a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct, which would have cost the Chiefs 15 yards after the play, either on the extra point try or the ensuing kickoff.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Texans gives Kansas City the ball on the Houston 13 to start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Houston opened the game allowing a 63-yard kick return by Kansas City’s Nikko Remigio and gave the Chiefs an extra 15 yards thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
But none of them threw a flag for unsportsmanlike conduct, which would have cost the Chiefs 15 yards after the play, either on the extra point try or the ensuing kickoff.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on the Texans gives Kansas City the ball on the Houston 13 to start.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
Houston opened the game allowing a 63-yard kick return by Kansas City’s Nikko Remigio and gave the Chiefs an extra 15 yards thanks to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Unsportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsportsmanlike. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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