good sport

noun

: a person who is not rude or angry about losing

informal + old-fashioned : someone who is kind or generous

Be a good sport and let him play with you.

Examples of good sport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web First things first: Hyundai nailed one of the top marks of a good sport compact: its sense of occasion. —

Peter Nelson, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024 All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 May 2024 Warren Principal Patricia Angelini was a good sport and got a pie in the face on the morning announcements courtesy of the top student fundraisers! —

Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024 Tom Brady is a good sport, even when he's being completely roasted by friends and comedians. —

Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024 Booker seemed to be a good sport about the allegations as fans had a bit of fun in the thread. —

Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024 Ferrell was a good sport about the onscreen bullying, and Gardocki appeared in another small role in Ferrell's film Land of the Lost a year later. —

Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 July 2023 Said guest is a good sport elsewhere in that episode, but that sequence feels like it was written in 1987. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024 Mark Wahlberg is a good sport about his kids' constant jabs. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024

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