hole out

verb

holed out; holing out; holes out

intransitive verb

: to play one's ball into the hole in golf

Examples of hole out in a Sentence

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Phillips holed out for that first eagle back on 16, from 71 yards out. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 And yet, nestled among the sprawling fairways and shimmering lakes of Tournament Players Club (TPC) Sawgrass – home of the PGA Tour and host to The Players Championship – is a community where one family has holed out on a slice of paradise. Jack Bantock, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025 The eagle was something to behold as Bradley holed out from the fairway. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 There are not many holes out there that don’t reward good shots. Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hole out

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hole out was in 1867

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“Hole out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20out. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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