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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The 71-year-old was sporting a fluorescent orange suit, matching orange spectacles, and a tie covered in a baked bean print.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
By then, he’d taken off his jacket and was sporting a tight black T-shirt.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
The only segment to record weakened sales in November was sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailing, the data agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
On Thursday he was sporting custom thigh pads in his uniform pants that are embossed with music notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Ellsberg had on his usual conservative suit, but Russo, as if expecting something special, was sporting a blue shirt with a bright red and white striped tie.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
