Sentence examples for devotion to sport from inspiring English sources
This devotion to sport went with a declared aversion to women and, at this stage, to sex in any form.
They gathered around their television and cheered on their team, the Jets, in an act of shared familial devotion — to sport, franchise and the standard network broadcast.
While his life aroused scant interest, his death has exposed an underside of the world's "most liveable" city, famed for its devotion to sport and an annual comedy festival.
He feared that a devotion to sport could lead his son into bad company and vices such as smoking; a formal education seemed a far more secure way forward.
The couple are known for putting their devotion to sport ahead of their celebrity, and plan to postpone their honeymoon as both are due to feature in major events next week the bride in horse trials, and the groom in England's rugby international against Wales.
Britain is known for its devotion to sport – to association football (what we call soccer), rugby, and perhaps the most savage blood sport of all, asking and answering questions in the House of Commons.
His style, although exhaustively well-informed, was down to earth, something emphasised by his devotion to sports of many kinds.
And might serve as a swell commercial for the metro area's devotion to sports of global interest.
Her devotion to sports surprised some at Duke, although Keohane began that legacy when she was president of Wellesley College from 1981-93.
Instead, in a country where devotion to sports is fueled by ferocious regional and political rivalries, there are instead individual teams representing Britain's fractious, proud and fiercely competitive constituent nations — namely England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
