sportsperson
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In an era of high technological achievements, such as the moon landing and Concorde, three-time champion Stewart was the blueprint for the modern sportsperson.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
Albon says having a professional sportsperson as a girlfriend has an important impact on his racing "in many ways".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025
The 37-year-old will be unusual among participants as she is still an active professional sportsperson, playing for AC Milan in the women's Serie A.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
Throughout it all, the 23-year-old has been grappling with the very thing a sportsperson tries to protect: Bell has been going through a painstaking remodelling of her action.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024
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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