good sport
noun
1
: a person who is not rude or angry about losing
2
informal + old-fashioned
: someone who is kind or generous
Be a good sport and let him play with you.
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Casey thanked the man in the MAGA shirt for being a good sport, and gave him a Dropkick Murphys shirt.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Cute moments include a father-son outing to a New York Yankees game and a happy Halloween — where Llamas was a good sport as the Doc Brown to his son's Marty McFly!
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Diane Warren was a good sport after losing the 2025 Oscar for Best Original Song — for the 16th time.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Celebrity impersonations are just part of the gig at Saturday Night Live — but not every star is a good sport about them.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Cute moments include a father-son outing to a New York Yankees game and a happy Halloween — where Llamas was a good sport as the Doc Brown to his son's Marty McFly!
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Diane Warren was a good sport after losing the 2025 Oscar for Best Original Song — for the 16th time.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
Celebrity impersonations are just part of the gig at Saturday Night Live — but not every star is a good sport about them.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for good sport
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“Good sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good%20sport. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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