(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Sports are games such as football and basketball and other competitive leisure activities which need physical effort and skill.
I’d say football is my favourite ~...
She excels at ~...
Billy turned on a radio to get the ~s news.
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2.
If you say that someone is a ~ or a good ~, you mean that they cope with a difficult situation or teasing in a cheerful way. (OLD-FASHIONED)
He was accused of having no sense of humor, of not being a good ~.
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