sport
noun
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
sported
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past participleof sport.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sport.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
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.
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Yet he noted that some investors have been disappointed by the level of growth sported by ServiceNow and other enterprise software companies, especially relative to the “hockey-stick growth” of other companies in the AI ecosystem.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Jeff Kent sported a mustache throughout his career even though some folks teased him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Swift has worn Dior before, such as the tartan creation above, which she sported at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
While the now-replaced aircraft sported a blue and white exterior, the new aircraft has a navy blue underbelly, red stripe and white upper body.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
I sported baggy jeans, a sweatshirt with no shirt underneath, and a bad case of bedhead.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
