sportswoman

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Recent Examples of sportswoman The movie’s silence is so loaded with the anxiety, obstinance, inchoate anger and desire for anonymity of the traumatized teenage sportswoman that the constant thwack of her racquet hitting the ball cuts through the tension like violent shocks. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 Others expressed concern that the fit will sexualize sportswomen, given the uniforms' lack of coverage. Juliana Kim, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024 In and amongst other top-notch sporting talents: the inimitable Serena Williams, who took time out to share some wit and wisdom with Vogue in her hotel room, starting with her number-one piece of advice for the next generation of sportswomen. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2024 Vera was an active sportswoman and equestrian who ran in aristocratic circles, becoming a valuable associate of Chanel’s. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sportswoman 
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Noun
  • In other words, adopting Amendment 2 won’t change any existing fishing regulations or the agency’s ability to set seasons, bag limits, or methods, and sportsmen will still have to purchase fishing and hunting licenses.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Any sportsman of conscience should do what is right: Boycott Afghanistan.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At least, this was what some of the first dinosaur hunters in the West said.
    Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
  • From these and other bits of evidence, Dart concluded that Australopithecus had been a ferocious hunter who had wielded animal bones as clubs.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In the first story, 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, only to be dragged to a treacherous magical land by a beast-like creature who demands retribution.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Sportswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportswoman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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