as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of unsportsmanlike
The receiver had two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in the game.
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Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
In the final minutes, Miami drove into the red zone but was shoved back on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on receiver Jacoby George.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
The Hurricanes had a chance to score the game-tying touchdown in the game's final minutes, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty backed them up.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Drive was helped by a controversial 15-yard pass interference penalty, and an equally controversial offsetting penalty after a pair of unsportsmanlike penalties.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
In the final minutes, Miami drove into the red zone but was shoved back on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on receiver Jacoby George.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
The Hurricanes had a chance to score the game-tying touchdown in the game's final minutes, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty backed them up.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
Drive was helped by a controversial 15-yard pass interference penalty, and an equally controversial offsetting penalty after a pair of unsportsmanlike penalties.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsportsmanlike
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Kentucky Minimize foul differential Like the Virginia Tech Hokies under Kenny Brooks, the Wildcats thrive on jumpers and don’t get to the rim too often, which means not many free-throw attempts.Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Spraying roach spray on vegetables in a Walmart is passed foul bro.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The pop icon is no stranger to body positivity − after years of scrutiny in the entertainment industry, she's become an outspoken voice against unfair beauty standards.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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In essence, the leaders of 1,300 public schools in the nation’s second-largest school system — known for strict adherence to policies and for echoing the district’s messaging — have said their burden is unfair and their voices go unheard.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 July 2017
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At its simplest, while tracking cookies are a nasty underpin to the internet, they can be seen and controlled, whether by those website popups or electing to use some form of private browsing that blocks such cookies altogether.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Unsportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsportsmanlike. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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