sported
past simple and past participle ofsport
sport
verb[T]
uk/spɔːt/us/spɔːrt/towearor bedecoratedwith something:
Back in the 1960s he sportedplatformheelsandhairdown past hisshoulders.
Thefrontof thecarsported aGermanflag.
Wearing clothes
- attired
- caped
- clad
- clothe
- clothed
- dressed (up) to the ninesidiom
- dresser
- French tuck
- garbed
- grow intosomeone/something
- have (got)somethingon
- mould
- nine
- robed
- sartorial
- sartorially
- stylish
- stylishly
- tog
- worn
Examplesofsported
sported
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The programme bookletsporteda distinguished portrait of the composer studying a book (always a good sign).
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In a language thatsportedneologisms such as 'grouping' (qun) and 'people's power' (minquan), it contributed to a political discourse that eventually clashed with traditional precepts and sensibilities.
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In the minors, hesporteda 9394 mph fastball, and an excellent spike curveball.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesporteda trademark afro and moustache for most of his career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had a cheeseburger for a head, andsporteda top hat, a diplomat's sash, and a pair of pince-nez spectacles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shesportedtwo funnels amidships and her mainmast was a gantry right at the stern.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shesporteda short haircut and bright clothing, which made her stand out from the other female characters on television at the time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The land was previously used for market gardening and oncesporteda paddling pool which was closed due to foot infections in the children.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though originally intended to be covert, the group became widely publicized and conspicuous,sportedtheir badges boldly, and were distinctively well-armed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The new em:t releases did not have animal-themed covers, butsportedthe same overall design aesthetic, and used the same numbering system.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album was a slight departure from the rock and power ballad sound the bandsportedwith their previous albums.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its long skullsporteda set of antlers with a thickened base - the first known member of cervids to possess them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This design flaw could easily be solved by installing a race intake manifold thatsportedtwo or three two-barrel carburetors, as in stock car racing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They allsportednearly the same look as the original sculpts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Hesportedtattoos on his face and excelled in mounted archery.
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