sportsperson
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mary is not the first sportsperson to release an autobiography that criticises others or has a perspective on how they feel they've been treated.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
Ms Abad Ramon remembered Rocio not only as a keen sportsperson and committed student, but as "an extroverted" woman who would "always be laughing and the first one to make a joke".
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025
The annual ceremony recognises the UK-based sportsperson who has had the year's most notable achievements - chosen by a public vote.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024
The mystery runner tradition sees a famous sportsperson, whose identity is kept secret until the night, lay a wreath on the grave of Guto Nyth Brân, who died in 1737.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023
To capture recurrent patterns characteristic of high efficiency performance and to emulate or improve them, adapt them to the type of sportsperson prepared for a certain contest, becomes part of the broader experience.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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