unsportsmanlike
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Doing so, the president avowed, would be unsportsmanlike.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The PDC does not have a specific, timed rule for pace of play, but deliberate slow play intended to disrupt an opponent is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and a potential rules breach.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Matthews late in the second quarter pushed back the Bruins on another promising drive that ended in a Mateen Bhaghani field goal.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
The ban for unsportsmanlike conduct came for Greenlaw's actions shortly after Denver's 33-32 home victory over the New York Giants on Sunday.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
More jeering, whistling, catcalls, and scattered boos accompanied this unsportsmanlike conduct.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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