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 issue of trans athletes competing in sport has remained, frustratingly, a heated debate.
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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
Emily Harrington, a five-time U.S. national champion in sport climbing and one of Honnold’s good friends, knows it all too well.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2024
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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
Emily Harrington, a five-time U.S. national champion in sport climbing and one of Honnold’s good friends, knows it all too well.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
But in sport, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 May 2024
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“In sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20sport. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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