in sport

idiom

somewhat formal + old-fashioned
: in a joking way : in a way that is not serious
Don't take offense. I was only saying it in sport.

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The aftermath of the incident saw protests across Spain and sparked a debate around a culture of misogyny in sport, as well as in wider Spanish society. Jamie Barton, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 The feature reaches its unnecessarily loudest in sport mode. James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 The world and those slowly eroding limitations on women in sport. Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024 The issue of trans athletes competing in sport has remained, frustratingly, a heated debate. Julia Sullivan, SELF, 10 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for in sport

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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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