for sport
idiom
: for enjoyment and not as a job or for food needed for survival
hunting and fishing for sport
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This allowed Simon Rolfes and Fernando Carro, Leverkusen’s managing director for sport and chief executive, to make a quick appointment without the cost of another contract buyout.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, their research shows that seeking out scares for sport—watching a horror film or visiting a haunted house, for example—is linked to greater resilience among adults and, when age-appropriate, a lower risk for childhood anxiety.
—Delaney Rebernik, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Returning boomerangs were used traditionally for hunting birds, and for sport and play.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
People who will be sent there include those who let their poor unhappy doggies bark endlessly, those who throw trash on the beach and those who hunt exotic animals for sport.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Contrary to conventional wisdom, their research shows that seeking out scares for sport—watching a horror film or visiting a haunted house, for example—is linked to greater resilience among adults and, when age-appropriate, a lower risk for childhood anxiety.
—Delaney Rebernik, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Returning boomerangs were used traditionally for hunting birds, and for sport and play.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
People who will be sent there include those who let their poor unhappy doggies bark endlessly, those who throw trash on the beach and those who hunt exotic animals for sport.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for for sport
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“For sport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20sport. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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