How to Use unsportsmanlike in a Sentence

unsportsmanlike

adjective

• Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
• With the aid of an unsportsmanlike penalty and a late hit out of bounds against the Bucks, the Red Raiders drove to the 20-yard line.
  — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021
• But an unsportsmanlike penalty on the play forced the extra point back to the 20.
  — cleveland, 25 Oct. 2020
• Eno Benjamin flipped the ball in the air and was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, taking the ball back to the 17.
  — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 26 Oct. 2019
• They were flagged for an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty, putting the ball back to the 16.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021
• Gould runs it back 8 yards to the OSU 36, but then an unsportsmanlike penalty.
  — Nick Daschel | [e-mail], oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Hoosiers were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct, which moved the ball to the 11.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2017
• But after the unsportsmanlike penalty, the Raiders moved to the Las Vegas 48.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
• He was called an unsportsmanlike conduct 15-yard penalty after he was heard loud and clear in the right side of the end zone.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
• The unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty cost the Bears only a half-yard because the ball already was at the 1, and Brown scored on the next play.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
• But Landry was flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct after the score, and the yardage was assessed on the extra point.
  — cleveland, 20 Dec. 2020
• Toward the end of the game, Clifton said, a play led to both teams getting a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 Nov. 2022
• With Penn State up 21-0 in the first half against Maryland, Franklin was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
• Green then received a flagrant 2 foul for unsportsmanlike conduct and was thrown out of the game.
  — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
• On top of a holding call that backed them up 10 yards, they were tagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, which set up first-and-35.
  — Tony Garcia, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
• Hagerty would rally to tie the match with Winter Springs getting the win due to an unsportsmanlike call in one of the matches.
  — Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and ejected from the game.
  — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2023
• Saban has the other for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Duke game.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2019
• Refs handed out unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and made bad calls and poor spots all the same.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2020
• Dunks were rare then, considered by purists to be show-offy and unsportsmanlike.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022
• Cass was also hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, so King went to work from the 13-yard line.
  — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2022
• After a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties helped the Seahawks reach the 3, Derek Barnett stuffed Moore for a 5-yard loss on fourth down from the 2.
  — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
• Alarie was assessed an unsportsmanlike foul, and Maryland went to the foul line to extend its lead.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• Were the three-time World Cup champions being unsportsmanlike, or merely sending a message to the rest of the field?
  — Anne M. Peterson, courant.com, 12 June 2019
• On one play near the end of the first half, Jesuit was assessed two personal foul penalties and unsportsmanlike conduct, putting the ball at the Blue Jays 1.
  — Darrell Williams, NOLA.com, 4 Dec. 2020
• Decatur took the lead, and one of his players was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for cursing.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
• Taron Vincent was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for something that happened at the end of the first half.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
• An unsportsmanlike penalty forced a 35-yard point-after attempt, which was blocked at the line of scrimmage.
  — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• Solo took the loss hard and made a few unsportsmanlike comments during the post-game press conference.
  — Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
• Free throws are also awarded, worth one point if made after a foul on a field goal, though a player cannot foul out in 3×3 (but can be disqualified for two unsportsmanlike fouls).
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024

Last Updated: 28 Nov 2024