bow out

verb

bowed out; bowing out; bows out

Synonyms of bow out next

intransitive verb

: retire, withdraw

also : lose

bowed out in the first round of the tournament

Examples of bow out in a Sentence

quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition

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However, whatever ambition Newsom may have had if Joe Biden bowed out this year was dashed when Democratic leaders immediately anointed Harris as the substitute. —

Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 Nadal's been hamstrung by injuries in recent years, forcing him to bow out of some competitions. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024 My friends were regularly annoyed about my bowing out of parties. —

Daisy Jones, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024 Scott raised his stature this past year by running for the Republican nomination for president but bowed out and endorsed former President Donald Trump before the Iowa caucuses. —

David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bow out