contact sport
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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No matter the growth and investment, there is always a risk in playing a contact sport.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Hikers jostling for space on packed trails have turned communing with nature into a contact sport.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
"Yes, we have to be health conscious but it is a contact sport and I am not sure that is the threshold for a red card," he added on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023
The regional fare includes dragon boat racing, sepaktakraw - sometimes called “kick volleyball” - wushu, a Chinese martial art, and kabaddi, a popular contact sport on the Indian subcontinent.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023
Even for young kids, though, it was a tough contact sport.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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