unsportsmanlike
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The 27-year-old has been given the maximum punishment for unsportsmanlike behaviour at the west London club by the ATP Tour - but has appealed against the fine.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Doing so, the president avowed, would be unsportsmanlike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“The length of Stewart’s suspension is based in part on his repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the NBA said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 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
So they called technical fouls on four of our players for leaving the bench and on Coach for unsportsmanlike conduct.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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