Sentence examples for not sporting from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "not sporting" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe behavior or actions that are not considered fair or ethical in a competitive or sports-related context. Example: It was not sporting of the team's star player to intentionally foul the opposing team's best player.

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To Manchester United, not Sporting Lisbon.

"My adjustment is difficult, not sporting but social.

One car, not sporting but steeped in retro-flavoured resonance, has already tried this.

On Monday Nuno insisted the problems at Valencia were "social, not sporting".

He was not sporting a Mets shirt, but rather the pinstripes.

As often as not, sporting greatness is achieved with the hazardous, double-edged instincts between creation and destruction.

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But those aren't "sporting events".

It's not sports.

This is not sport.

But not sport.

But it's not sport.

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