sportsmanly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsmanly
Adjective
  • Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to put the project on hold until legal wrangling is resolved.
    Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
  • On the other hand, an officer failing to identify themselves can have serious consequences for the legal defense of someone detained or arrested.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • By sheer coincidence, Clark starts writing articles about the moral inappropriateness of Batman’s vigilante justice.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
  • America was headed toward the Civil War and both sides knew the manpower and land would be valuable, to say nothing of the moral implications.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.
    Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Everybody has a great fair story from their childhood.
    Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2025
  • To be fair, both the platforms and studios involved reflect the differing level of production.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Managers are the ethical gatekeepers responsible for monitoring outputs and ensuring alignment with company values.
    Dr. Timothy J. Giardino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • Those cases are among dozens of complaints of ethical misconduct that have been effectively dismissed over the past two years as the Missouri Ethics Commission remains hobbled by vacancies.
    Kacen Bayless July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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“Sportsmanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsmanly. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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