How to Use bout in a Sentence
bout
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The girls bout wasn’t the only draw-dropping match of the evening.
— Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2022 -
When the two sides couldn’t agree with the terms of a bout, both fighters moved on.
— Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023 -
The first bout will go off at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at www.Bobbyde.org or at the venue.
— Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024 -
The bout is competing with the two fight cards mentioned above and will cost $59.95.
— Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022 -
After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.
— Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024 -
In one bout in 1963, two Howard faculty members were in the crowd and noticed Dr. Hare in the ring.
— Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 22 June 2024 -
The victory extends the Knights’ win streak to a state-best 28 games, with the final bout of the season up next.
— Matthew Tobin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022 -
Chris Hemsworth's bout as a breast pump cleaner might be up there for the oddest job held by an Avenger.
— Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2022 -
Her mother survived two bouts with cancer, both in the same breast.
— Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023 -
Here is a look at all of the fights expected to be a part of the UFC 307 card, including non-main-card bouts.
— Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 -
When this bout of inflation first started, prices didn't all go up at the same time.
— Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023 -
An inside look at why the promising young star signed on for an unwinnable bout.
— Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023 -
In his three fights since the hiatus, Vargas has won each bout by stoppage.
— Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023 -
The long bout of heat has been driven by the stationary ridge of high pressure, which pushes down and warms the air.
— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023 -
The original restaurant sits just down the street from where Friday’s bouts will take place.
— Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023 -
This bout of extreme warmth is thankfully short-lived, as a cold front is on our doorstep.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023 -
Tuli charged and fell in the opening seconds of the bout and sustained a kick to the face that knocked out three of his teeth and ended the fight in just 26 seconds.
— City News Service, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024 -
In no time the girls exhibit strange symptoms and long bouts of staring dead-eyed in the mirror.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023 -
The fight between the two best welterweights in the sport is near the finish line, but Espinoza disputes the notion of a June 17 date for the bout.
— Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023 -
Her bouts are now bringing in paydays in the middle six figures.
— Kurt Streeter Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Here are five things to know about the title bout and its participants: 1.
— Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 10 May 2023 -
Then, other than a brief bout of torture in the second episode, the series is almost all talk.
— Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023 -
Paul is a heavy favorite to win the bout, with Oddschecker having him as a -580 favorite just to win.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023 -
Their success will rest in large part on the draw to determine the bracket for each weight class, which is held the night before the first bout.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024 -
But the poetry of the bout itself doesn’t always sell pay-per-view packages.
— Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023 -
With Wednesday’s move, Alvarez would be free to wait and take a bout against the Benavidez-Plant winner later in the year.
— Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022 -
And then there are bouts of surrealism weaved throughout the film.
— Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023 -
The former heavyweight champ was in great shape, but only a shadow of his former self in that uneventful eight-round bout.
— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Nov. 2024 -
In fact, Wall Street fears Trump may even ignite the next bout of inflation due to his profligate fiscal proposals.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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