sport
noun
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
was sporting
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past progressiveof sport.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Alexandre Aguilar, a 27-year-old Brussels resident whose family is from Spain, was sporting his Spanish jersey while hunting for a spot downtown to watch the Spain-Portugal game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
By then, he’d taken off his jacket and was sporting a tight black T-shirt.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
As I listened to the details of what else she was doing to prepare for the rapture, I noticed that she was sporting a shirt with Charlie Kirk’s name on it.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
It all depended on what Laurie wore to kindergarten that day or whether Libby was sporting a ponytail, which slayed me every time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
Her red hair was piled haphazardly on top of her head, and she was sporting an impressive black eye from our combat training that day.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
