unsportsmanlike
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"Unsportsmanlike conduct, Jackson State mascot for coming onto the field."
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2019
Unsportsmanlike conduct: If a player is penalized twice in the same game for certain types of unsportsmanlike conduct fouls, he’ll be automatically disqualified.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2016
Unsportsmanlike conduct on the Packers, and then during the play, illegal hands to the face by Frostee Rucker of the Cards mean that play never happened, and, somewhat amazingly, the drive continues.
From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2016
"Unsportsmanlike acts like the one that occurred last night have no place in the Big East or college sports."
From US News • Feb. 17, 2015
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