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 feature reaches its unnecessarily loudest in sport mode.
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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
That clash of athleticism and formality in sport that only exists in England.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 14 June 2024
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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
That clash of athleticism and formality in sport that only exists in England.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 14 June 2024
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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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