Example Sentences

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In 1959, he had sported a mohawk to honor Native Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The Board of Education of Cambridge, N.Y., recently voted to retire its Indian nickname and mascot, which the predominantly White school district had sported for 80 years.

From Washington Post • Jul. 5, 2021

Williams, who had sported a bushy beard throughout the regular season, reduced his facial hair to moderate stubble. 

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2015

During rehearsals, though, Beyonce had sported a sequinned Union Jack top, perhaps in tribute to Spice Girl Geri Halliwell's infamous dress from 1997.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2014

The sweet nymphs, who had sported with me before on the lake, now all fled its vicinity.

From Typee by Stedman, Arthur