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.
were 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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There are some variations on the theme: One had on a cowboy hat and boots, for instance, and just a few were sporting body armor.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
When the London 2012 Summer Olympics came around, female gymnasts were sporting shinier leotards with deeper pigment.
From Fox News ● Jul. 28, 2021
Entering Wednesday, the Timberwolves had lost 18 of their past 19 games, and the Heat were sporting a 23-3 home record.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2020
Father and son were sporting identical fin haircuts and looking like they meant business.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 1, 2019
Didn't she know that all the other girls in my freshman class were sporting the coveted and trendy two-eyebrow look?
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
