team sport

noun

: a sport played by teams
Baseball is a team sport.

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Basketball is a five-on-five sport, a team sport. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Hockey players, however, are team sport Winter Olympians who play professionally in leagues looking to capitalize on the millions of global viewers that might stumble onto the sport over the next two weeks. Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Curling is a team sport – either men’s, women’s or mixed – played on ice. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026 Theater is a team sport that demands radical empathy. Julie Ruth Owen, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for team sport

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“Team sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/team%20sport. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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