How to Use in sport in a Sentence

in sport

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  • The World Cup has grown into a beast like no other event in sport.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The two nations have a storied past, both in politics and in sport.
    — Andre Butso, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • There’s a lot of stuff to be done in digital, in distribution, in live, in sport.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Charrington’s background is not in sport but in private banking.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Women, of course, face many obstacles in sport that cannot be solved by the addition of a few mixed-gender Olympic events.
    — Christie Aschwanden, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
  • That adrenaline rush is the greatest gift and privilege of being in sport’s biggest moments.
    — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The Tonale is fun to drive in sport mode, with responsive steering and a competent suspension.
    — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The thing about Black British history in sport is that it’s being written every single day.
    — Daniel Barnes, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Yet on the biggest stage in sport, his former USA teammates made sure the world saw something greater than the final score.
    — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The pace of change in sport is accelerating rapidly and radically.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Williams’ announcement gave the conflict a modern frame, but the question of whether mothers belong in sport has been argued for generations.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • But there is plenty to like in his arsenal, including a big fastball and a curveball that rates as the best in sport, according to Statcast.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • His many adoring fans will, a fascinated wider football public undoubtedly will and, yes, even those who can’t stand a man who might have the biggest ego in sport might miss him too.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • And in sport, where the thinnest of margins always matter, recognizing the invisible might be one of your most visible acts of leadership.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But more recently, his son Avram has been given more credit for spotting the potential in sport beyond America’s shores.
    — Matt Slater, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • First, leaders must recognize cultural meaning in sport is increasingly shaped outside the formal structures of leagues.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • For 39 days, the World Cup reminded millions that the greatest moments in sport aren’t always the ones recorded on the scoreboard.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • Athletes are cramped for space; not just by their fellow athletes and their 10-foot skis, but also by the pressure implicit in sport where jumpers will often receive just two attempts.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The research shows that training can shift how coaches show up day-to-day, and build stronger relationships for athletes beyond performance, which is critical for helping to keep girls in sport.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The plan called for Nike to strike new deals with wholesalers, make strides in sport performance innovation and push into critical categories such as running and basketball.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In today’s media environment, in sport, music and everything else, someone’s always selling something.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Virtually every part of the body is properly understood in sport but as Charlotte Harpur writes, not enough attention has been paid to the pelvic floor historically.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The same tension exists in sport between commercial growth and heritage, between contemporary entertainment and integrity.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Aged 22, Matheson completed a diploma in sport directorship.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The Physicality Myth The oldest and most harmful myth throughout the history of women in sport suggests that women’s bodies cannot handle grand tour racing.
    — Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The race, which began in 1989, consists of 44,000 kilometres of ocean racing and is considered among the most demanding tests of endurance in sport.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After building a career in business and working across commercial partnerships in sport, Mitchell began to see the gap from both sides for young people with no pathway, and industries crying out for resilient, coachable talent.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Listening to his work, and having built and investigated financial compliance in sport for years, my immediate reaction was that this is opening Pandora’s Box.
    — Jesse Silvertown, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But when Joseph Baker, the Tanenbaum chair in sport science at the University of Toronto, began looking at birth order with his colleagues more than a decade ago, there were two intriguing findings.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The closest equivalent in the UK is fixtures dedicated to Her Game Too, a campaign against sexism in sport established in 2021 and run entirely by volunteers.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026

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