How to Use unsportsmanlike in a Sentence

unsportsmanlike

adjective
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  • Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.
  • With the aid of an unsportsmanlike penalty and a late hit out of bounds against the Bucks, the Red Raiders drove to the 20-yard line.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021
  • But an unsportsmanlike penalty on the play forced the extra point back to the 20.
    — cleveland, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Eno Benjamin flipped the ball in the air and was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, taking the ball back to the 17.
    — Michelle Gardner, azcentral, 26 Oct. 2019
  • They were flagged for an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty, putting the ball back to the 16.
    — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Gould runs it back 8 yards to the OSU 36, but then an unsportsmanlike penalty.
    — Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Hoosiers were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct, which moved the ball to the 11.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2017
  • But after the unsportsmanlike penalty, the Raiders moved to the Las Vegas 48.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2021
  • He was called an unsportsmanlike conduct 15-yard penalty after he was heard loud and clear in the right side of the end zone.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2021
  • The unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty cost the Bears only a half-yard because the ball already was at the 1, and Brown scored on the next play.
    — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2020
  • But Landry was flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct after the score, and the yardage was assessed on the extra point.
    — cleveland, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Toward the end of the game, Clifton said, a play led to both teams getting a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 Nov. 2022
  • With Penn State up 21-0 in the first half against Maryland, Franklin was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Green then received a flagrant 2 foul for unsportsmanlike conduct and was thrown out of the game.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • On top of a holding call that backed them up 10 yards, they were tagged for unsportsmanlike conduct, which set up first-and-35.
    — Tony Garcia, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Hagerty would rally to tie the match with Winter Springs getting the win due to an unsportsmanlike call in one of the matches.
    — Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • He was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and ejected from the game.
    — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Saban has the other for his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Duke game.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Refs handed out unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and made bad calls and poor spots all the same.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2020
  • Dunks were rare then, considered by purists to be show-offy and unsportsmanlike.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Cass was also hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, so King went to work from the 13-yard line.
    — Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2022
  • After a pair of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties helped the Seahawks reach the 3, Derek Barnett stuffed Moore for a 5-yard loss on fourth down from the 2.
    — oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Alarie was assessed an unsportsmanlike foul, and Maryland went to the foul line to extend its lead.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Were the three-time World Cup champions being unsportsmanlike, or merely sending a message to the rest of the field?
    — Anne M. Peterson, courant.com, 12 June 2019
  • On one play near the end of the first half, Jesuit was assessed two personal foul penalties and unsportsmanlike conduct, putting the ball at the Blue Jays 1.
    — Darrell Williams, NOLA.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Decatur took the lead, and one of his players was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for cursing.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • Taron Vincent was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for something that happened at the end of the first half.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • An unsportsmanlike penalty forced a 35-yard point-after attempt, which was blocked at the line of scrimmage.
    — Mitch Stephens, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Solo took the loss hard and made a few unsportsmanlike comments during the post-game press conference.
    — Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The next was unsportsmanlike conduct after Thomas jumped offsides for a second straight play.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2024

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