as in foul
not being in accordance with the rules or standards of what is fair in sport
was suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct
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Recent Examples of unsportsmanlike
As reported by the press, the game featured multiple other unsportsmanlike infractions by both teams, including shoving, punching and personal fouls.
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Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
In addition to Carter’s ejection for unsportsmanlike conduct, the Eagles were also hit with a 15-yard penalty.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter then spit back and was ejected for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, removing one of the NFL’s most dominant defensive linemen from the middle of an Eagles defense that is the youngest in the league.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter was then ejected from the game due to unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ron Mix, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
In addition to Carter’s ejection for unsportsmanlike conduct, the Eagles were also hit with a 15-yard penalty.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter then spit back and was ejected for the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, removing one of the NFL’s most dominant defensive linemen from the middle of an Eagles defense that is the youngest in the league.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2025
Carter was then ejected from the game due to unsportsmanlike conduct.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsportsmanlike
Adjective
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Jessica Post, who lives near Auburn and was sitting near the right field foul pole with her sister, Deanna Ritter of Roseville, was happy the A’s had put the flags to half-staff.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then second baseman Máximo Acosta chased down the ball in foul territory and threw wildly past third.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sadly, because of these two, all the sisters were tarred with the same brush, which is most unfair.—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The union argued that Levine Cava’s plan to shift the $28 million expense to the Fire Rescue Department was unfair because that agency is funded solely with a special tax only paid by owners of property located outside of Miami and the other cities that have their own fire departments.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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One said bump is a particularly nasty, literal wig-snatching fight between Vida and Chi-Chi.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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In a nutshell, people are easily irritated and inclined to get caught up in nasty power struggles because they’re entrenched in their own views.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Unsportsmanlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsportsmanlike. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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