extreme sport
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He poured money into sailing, sponsoring an America’s Cup team and pushing for the competition to become more of a high-tech, extreme sport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025
Pulling up with a fit communicates to other shoppers that you have your uniform on, and see this as an extreme sport.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
But it adds ominously: "Freediving is an extreme sport - and extreme sports have extreme consequences."
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023
I had gone down the rabbit hole on bodybuilding — pre-dating the script — out of curiosity because it is such an extreme sport.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
Publicly defending Black women in America remains an extreme sport.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2022
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