unsportsmanlike
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Definition of unsportsmanlike
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unsportsmanlike
Synonyms
dirty, foul, illegal, nasty, unfair
Antonyms
clean, fair, legal, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly
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Examples of unsportsmanlike in a Sentence
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Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson threw an interception in the third quarter and Hopkins was called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty as a result. — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, "Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins Goes Full Monday Night Raw vs. Saints," 9 Sep. 2019 Sophomore safety Christian Young was guilty of both unsportsmanlike penalties for celebrating. — Michael Lev, azcentral, "Arizona football rewind: 5 takeaways from the Wildcats' victory over NAU," 9 Sep. 2019 Thomas’s game also had lowlights with two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, the second causing an ejection. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers to wear new Goldy mascot helmet vs. Fresno State; U recruit makes ‘SportsCenter’ Top 10," 7 Sep. 2019 After Carlos Strickland hauled in UTSA’s first score of the season Saturday, the Roadrunners erupted into a display of screaming, hugging and flexing that resulted in two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, "UTSA prepared to be tested in trip to Baylor," 6 Sep. 2019 Bryan's gun motion constituted unsportsmanlike conduct, an umpire decided on Sunday. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Player fined $10,000 for making shooting gesture with racket at U.S. Open," 2 Sep. 2019 The Canes, instead, would begin on the 40 following an unsportsmanlike penalty on Al Blades Jr. — one of 14 penalties totaling 125 yards by Miami. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Gators hold on for wild win over 'Canes to kick off season," 24 Aug. 2019 Alarie was assessed an unsportsmanlike foul, and Maryland went to the foul line to extend its lead. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "NCAA tournament: No. 5 seed Maryland women take show on the road in rout of Princeton," 16 Mar. 2018 After just five tackles while appearing mostly on special teams in a season defined mostly for his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on what would’ve been a third down stop at Cal, Haki Woods Jr. is having a bit of a late career resurrection. — oregonlive.com, "Haki Woods Jr. putting himself in contention for Oregon’s starting nickel spot, special teams roles," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unsportsmanlike.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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