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present progressiveof sport.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
sportnounan athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
Example Sentences
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Only Charles Leclerc and the two red Bulls have ventured out on the C5 soft compound; the rest of the field are sporting the yellow medium tyres.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
The cute duo are sporting matching Christmas pajamas as they sip hot coco with their small dog.
From Fox News ● Dec. 24, 2021
The last of those have worried Russian military leaders enough that some of the tanks seen massing on the borders are sporting new deflectors, like a metal umbrella, to deceive the missile’s homing systems.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
It’s an added bonus that the hosts are sporting the same unkempt sweats and T-shirts combo I often do in the kitchen and that the dishes featured on the show don’t feel intimidating to make.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2020
Many men and women are sporting monocles to have a closer look at us.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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