sporting

[US]/'spɔːtɪŋ/
[UK]/'spɔrtɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to physical activity; adventurous; fair; enthusiastic about physical activity
v. entertain; play around.

Phrases & Collocations

sporting goods

sporting event

sporting activities

sporting events

Example Sentences

a range of sporting activities.

a major sporting event.

She is a producer of sporting events.

a judge at a sporting event

a venue for a sporting event

His is the sporting set.

sporting a groovy new haircut.

he was sporting a huge handlebar moustache.

I'll give you a sporting chance.

seals sporting about in the water

her relentless pursuit of sporting excellence

It is one of the classic events of the sporting calendar.

the weekend sporting action begins on Saturday.

he stopped to browse around a sporting store.

the walls were hung with sporting prints.

It's very sporting of you to give me such an advantage.

The college has excellent sporting facilities.

The victory became part of sporting folklore.

Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.

Real-world Examples

The mayor of Bradford is now sporting a sou'wester.

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

Haven't got anything a bit more sporting, have you?

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Social distancing rules were not enforced at the sporting event.

Source: VOA Special English Health

Think movies, concerts, sporting events, and restaurants.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

All the sporting goods are stacked away.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

Concerts and sporting events have been canceled.

Source: New York Times

It was kind of a sporting injury...

Source: Big City, Small World - English Radio Drama (British Accent)

Major sporting events are being suspended on a daily basis.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Yes, it is. Against an old sporting friend.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

So is this phrase used for sporting competitions?

Source: BBC Authentic English

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