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sported
  • past participle of sport.
  • past tense form of sport.

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Rhoback has been a particular hit within the golf community, and has been sported by Wall Street bigwigs from JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon to Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

At first, Nvidia’s AI servers sported Intel CPUs to orchestrate all the mathematics happening in the GPUs.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Smith, a 64-year-old who sported a blond bob, had been 16 when she got married in the 1970s.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Rivals brands including Asics, Saucony, Hoka, Brooks, and New Balance were also sported by many of Sunday's marathon competitors.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Every building sported jagged spurs of metal sticking from its broken walls, like bones jutting from a long-dead animal.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld