sportsman

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Recent Examples of sportsman Jake Paul just dropped $39 million on Southlands, a nearly 5,700-acre sportsman's estate in Georgia's Decatur County known for its rich history, enduring prestige, and a 30-acre duck pond. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 June 2025 Furthermore, Lee’s home state of Utah has among the highest per capita numbers of sportsmen. Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Trump had asked Ramaphosa to bring along the sportsmen for the Oval Office meeting on Wednesday and while many South Africans praised Els and Goosen for voicing their concerns about violence in the country, others spoke out against them. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025 Adding just one more day per week during the season would only enhance those impacts, especially in rural communities where local businesses like outfitters, restaurants, and gear shops depend on seasonal sportsmen and women to stay afloat. Brandon Gleason, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sportsman
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Noun
  • The game will start with a new setting, with vault hunters leaving previous installments setting of Pandora for the all-new planet of Kairos, and will confront a villain called The Timekeeper.
    Jonathan Zavaleta, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
  • Then, in one of the boldest gut punches in children's cinema, Disney yanks the rug out from under its audience with an offscreen tragedy: Bambi's mother is gunned down by an unseen hunter, making this the studio's first foray in introducing young viewers to parental loss.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • Basketball star Angel Reese won sportswoman of the year for the third year in a row.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 June 2025
  • Felix Sanchez Arrazola / Alamy Stock Photo Cheptegei, who finished 44th in Paris, is the third elite sportswoman to be killed in Kenya since October 2021.
    Reuters, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Ephesus also includes the remains of the Temple of Artemis (or Diana) a huntress and goddess of fertility.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Located in a panoramic point of Villa d’Este, the Grotto of Diana, the goddess huntress symbolizing virtue, is a cruciform plan nymphaeum located in the Cardinal’s Walk and was built between 1570 and 1572 by Paolo Calandrino.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Red velvet and leather banquettes call for intimate gatherings while the main room has an eccentric vibe of huntsmen lodge meets medieval garden.
    Christina Liao, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Her husband of 36 years – and exactly one week – stayed home with their 2-year-old goldendoodle, Orion, named like the huntsman placed among the stars by a god, and their black Jeep in the driveway.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

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“Sportsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsman. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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