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Definition of "unsportsmanlike" []

  • Not displaying the qualities or behavior befitting a good sport. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unsportsmanlike" in a sentence
  • "Penalties Back to top Period Team Time Player Type Level 1st period OTT 1: 44 Brendan Bell tripping minor TB 2: 37 Evgeny Artyukhin unsportsmanlike-conduct minor OTT 2: 37 Shean Donovan unsportsmanlike-conduct minor TB 4: 02 Noah Welch hooking minor TB 8: 36 Evgeny Artyukhin"
  • "(served by Johnny Pohl) unsportsmanlike-conduct minor TOR 4: 29 Mats Sundin unsportsmanlike-conduct minor FLA 6: 55 Bryan Allen tripping minor TOR 9: 42 Hal Gill roughing minor FLA 9: 42 Steve Montador roughing minor FLA 12: 08 Chris Gratton hooking minor FLA 13: 17 Branislav Mezei holding minor"
  • "Busch was also placed on probation through Dec. 31 - the same day as his wedding - for what NASCAR called unsportsmanlike conduct in Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway."
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