sporting
adjective
engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports.
sportingly
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a word derived from
sporting.
Example Sentences
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William, 41, shook hands, signed autographs and sportingly took selfies with many of them during a walkabout.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
Re6 and Tartakower sportingly let his young opponent play it out to the satisfying conclusion — 35…f3 36.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
And though in the end of the novel Jo sportingly decides “I may write a good book yet,” the film gives her a little more than that crumb of hope.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2019
After sportingly spotting Notre Dame a 24-0 advantage shortly before halftime, USC then scored 55 unanswered points in 17 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2019
So Jeeves very sportingly shot Cyril out into the crisp morning air, and didn't let me know of his existence till he brought his card in with the Bohea.
From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
