sportsman

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Recent Examples of sportsman There’s so much research and evidence to say that this can affect outcomes, all the top sportsmen do it and visualise success for a reason. Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025 He should be understood not just as a sportsman but a celebrity and an influencer. Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 Another blow to Alaska sportsmen came in July 2023. Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2025 Previous sandhill crane hunting bills have not fared well in Wisconsin’s legislature, the last in 2022 as part of a larger sportsman’s package. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sportsman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsman
Noun
  • An animal is less likely to spot a single hunter, and the stalk has to be silent.
    Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Ward is a big-game hunter who has never once backed down from throwing into a tight window.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Related article Paris pays tribute to Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her boyfriend Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Based on the best-selling comic book series, the fantasy follows barbarian huntress Red Sonja, who must unite a group of unlikely warriors to face off against the evil tyrant Emperor Draygan and his deadly bride, Dark Annisia.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Full of inside references, the script introduces Simba’s mother, Sarabi (Tiffany Boone), as a gifted huntress, reveals baobab-dwelling Rafiki’s roots and even goes so far as to show the formation of Pride Rock.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsman. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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