(n.) The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
Example Sentences:
(1) In just a few seconds of post-game rant he set off discussions on race, sportsmanship, pop culture, and get this, even football.
(2) He said that if he was successful, any damages should go back to Fifa for investment in football development, adding: “At Fifa, money and power have blinded Mr Blatter to the virtues of sportsmanship.
(3) New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who retires this season, has won over hundreds of thousands of fans and our tribute video gives a hat-tip to his remarkable sportsmanship.
(4) The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of a task and ego goal orientation (i.e., the tendency to focus on personal mastery or beating others, respectively) to sportsmanship attitudes and perceptions of the legitimacy of aggressive acts by testing this assumption in the context of interscholastic sport.
(5) But I still admired his quick and accurate decision-making and his skilful feigned attempt at a tackle, if not his dastardly lack of sportsmanship and fair play.” You might just be the only one all right and by admitting that he was “out of position then outpaced” you can see why he could well be City’ undoing this afternoon if a player like Johnson, for example, gets to take him on today.
(6) He was awarded Fifa's fair play award in 2001 in recognition of his "special act of good sportsmanship".
(7) Match-fixing is the latest in a line of scandals to have tarnished the reputation of sumo, whose exponents are expected to display sportsmanship inside the ring, and dignity and humility outside it.
(8) As Premier League soccer is again soiled with prima donna antics – see the scratch-and-send-off controversy of Torres at Spurs at the weekend – the hand-eye co-ordination and the courage and commitment of Cork and Clare were a shining example of sportsmanship.
(9) Eliminating violence and body checking for prepubertal boys while emphasizing rule enforcement and good sportsmanship are recommended.
(10) One legacy of these Games worth having would be a demand from the replica-shirt buying public, long fed "the price of everything" ethos of the Premiership, for a resurgence in values of sportsmanship.
(11) Data analysis suggests two interventions in training programmes for coaches: the development of teaching material on body checking and on individual counselling techniques to impart sportsmanship attitudes to young players.
(12) Using the basic methods of prevention, along with good sportsmanship, safe participation in any sport may be anticipated.
(13) Gender differences in goal orientation, sportsmanship attitudes, and legitimacy ratings were observed.
(14) Kane was actually offside when he struck the ball and it was a nice touch from Pellegrini to wait for the officials at the end and, showing great sportsmanship, shake everyone’s hand when many other managers might have been tempted to spread some blame.
(15) Kicking, swearing and running around with one's shirt pulled over one's head are some of the other signs of sportsmanship that might get you kicked out of Glyndebourne.
(16) 7.13pm BST Great sportsmanship from Nadal, who acknowledges the support of the crowd and applauds all four corners of the ground.
(17) Today’s players may present a pristine image of good sportsmanship, but some old-fashioned attitudes about women still linger in the locker room.
Win
Definition:
(a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
(a.) To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
(a.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
(a.) To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
(a.) To extract, as ore or coal.
(v. i.) To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
Example Sentences:
(1) He was the first to win as a captain and a manager.
(2) We knew it would be a strange match because they had to come out and play to win to finish third,” Benitez said afterwards.
(3) Johnson and Campion are optimistic that marriage equality will win out, and soon.
(4) Spotlight is still the favourite to win best picture A dinner in Beverly Hills was hosted in Spotlight’s honor on Sunday night.
(5) As James said in Friday’s announcement, his goal was to win championships, and in Miami he was able to reach the NBA Finals every year.
(6) We are deeply saddened," said Nyan Win, a spokesman of National League for Democracy.
(7) Two years later, Trump tweeted that “Obama’s motto” was: “If I don’t go on taxpayer funded vacations & constantly fundraise then the terrorists win.” The joke, it turns out, is on Trump.
(8) No one expected us to win either of these byelections, but we can’t ignore how disappointing these results are,” he said, referring also to last week’s Richmond Park byelection.
(9) If Del Bosque really want to win this World Cup thingymebob, then he has got to tell Iker Casillas that the jig is up, correct?
(10) Perhaps there were some other generations in Portuguese football with more talent, but they didn’t win.
(11) The review will now be delayed for five years, leaving the next election to be fought on the existing constituency boundaries, and seriously damaging David Cameron's chances of winning an overall majority in 2015.
(12) Everyone is expecting them to win and I think that’s a double-edged sword.
(13) Unfortunately for the governor, he could win both states and still face the overwhelming likelihood of failure if he doesn't take Ohio, where the poll found Obama out front 51-43.
(14) Winning and losing were predicted to be more significant in determining cardiovascular responses for Type A's than for Type B's.
(15) The result will be yet another humiliating hammering for Labour in a seat it could never win, but hey, never mind.
(16) That’s why I thought: ‘I hope Tyson wins – even if he never gives me a shot.’ As long as the heavyweight titles are out of Germany we could have some interesting fights.
(17) In confidence rape, the assailant is known to some degree, however slight, and gains control over his victim by winning her trust.
(18) With their 43-8 win , the Seahawks did more than just produce one of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history, they gave the city of Seattle its first major professional sports win in 35 years .
(19) Can somebody who is not a billionaire, who stands for working families, actually win an election into which billionaires are pouring millions of dollars?” Naming prominent and controversial rightwing donors, he said: “It is not just Hillary, it is the Koch brothers, it is Sheldon Adelson.” Stephanopoulos seized the moment, asking: “Are you lumping her in with them?” Choosing to refer to the 2010 supreme court decision that removed limits on corporate political donations, rather than address the question directly, Sanders replied: “What I am saying is that I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires.
(20) The only lesson I’ll learn from this is don’t win in the third round.