for sport
idiom
: for enjoyment and not as a job or for food needed for survival
hunting and fishing for sport
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If the bear population really spirals out of control, could Florida please euthanize these bears humanely with medication and not cruelly with bullets for sport?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
What to look for in a quality fishing kayak
Sit-on vs. sit-in
Sit-in: Often considered the traditional style, sit-in kayaks are designed for sport kayaking.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Remember when the Governor would have people fight zombies for sport and have the whole town watch?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Francis said his love for sport was not only for the competition — and San Lorenzo is only one of several teams in soccer-mad Buenos Aires, the capital of soccer-mad Argentina, whose men are the current World Cup champions — but for the participation.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2025
What to look for in a quality fishing kayak
Sit-on vs. sit-in
Sit-in: Often considered the traditional style, sit-in kayaks are designed for sport kayaking.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 May 2025
Remember when the Governor would have people fight zombies for sport and have the whole town watch?
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Francis said his love for sport was not only for the competition — and San Lorenzo is only one of several teams in soccer-mad Buenos Aires, the capital of soccer-mad Argentina, whose men are the current World Cup champions — but for the participation.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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“For sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20sport. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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