sportsperson
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Asked in an interview last year which sportsperson he would swap places with, he said England Test captain Ben Stokes.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
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 nerves, excitement and disappointments are all part of being a sportsperson.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
This would not usually allow her to play in the PWR under the 'international sportsperson route' as she would have needed to play for the USA XVs side in the last 24 months.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 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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