How to Use bye in a Sentence

bye

1 of 2 noun

• She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.
• The Chiefs earned the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2023
• These the other good-byes we’ve said since the start of 2016.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2017
• The game can be moved to Week 11 because that had been a bye week for both teams.
  — Steven Wine, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
• The offense hasn’t produced more than 15 points since the Week 7 bye.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Colts are coming off a bye, while the Vikings are coming off a road loss.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2022
• Utah was 1-1 against Colorado and received a bye for the first time.
  — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2023
• The Hurricanes are the No. 9 seed in the Greenville region and were one of the last teams to grab a first-round bye.
  — David Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
• San Francisco The Braves and Dodgers would get a first-round bye.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Say ‘bye’ to that old, bulky toolkit and ‘hello’ to this sleek son of a gun.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
• Say good-bye to rough scruff and hello to a more touchable and tame beard.
  — Vanity Fair, Vanities, 13 June 2017
• Say good-bye to rough scruff and hello to a more touchable and tame beard.
  — Vanity Fair, Vanities, 13 June 2017
• Kansas City will come off the bye to face Jacksonville.
  — John Wawrow, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2023
• The Bullets will open the 2017 postseason with a first-round bye.
  — Rick Mauch, star-telegram.com, 6 June 2017
• Docking the draw a half-point here because Cathedral didn't get the bye.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2022
• The top four seeds will get a first round bye, which saves them from having to play four games in as many days.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2023
• The top 10 seeds receive a first-round bye, while the top four seeds receive a double bye.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
• Up next: Oregon doesn't play next weekend due to a bye.
  — Joel Odom, OregonLive.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• How close are the Milwaukee Brewers to a first-round bye?
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
• With the win Wisconsin remains in the hunt for the 10th seed for the Big Ten tournament and a first-round bye.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
• Arizona, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, had a bye on Wednesday.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• Lajovic, a 32-year-old Serbian, will face Maxime Cressy, who had a first-round bye.
  — Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
• What do the therapist and patient want to say to each other by way of good-bye?
  — Lori Gottlieb, The Cut, 3 Nov. 2017
• So, barring mayhem, North Dakota will not earn a first-round bye for the event.
  — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
• The winner faces Colonel Richardson, which also gets a bye as the second seed.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2023
• The 49ers have the Cincinnati Bengals, who are coming off a bye, on the schedule this Sunday at home.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Six teams make the playoffs, and the most recent projections give the Fire a 9 percent chance for a first-round bye.
  — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Pachuca have a bye in the group stage, with the remaining 45 teams competing in 15 groups of three.
  — oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2023
• The real race is for the top-four seeds in the Pac-12 tournament, which receive opening-round byes.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
• Both teams have locked up top-four seeds (and opening-round byes) in the conference tournament in Las Vegas.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

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bye

2 of 2 interjection

• The 49ers own the No. 1 seed, homefield, and a first-round bye in the NFC.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
• The Vikings figure to get a first-round bye and a home game in the Div.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• The Wild stopped a two-game skid and won their first game back after their eight-game bye week/all-star break.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Jayhawks’ quasi bye week comes at a perfect time for Kansas, with the Big 12 race heating up.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• This gives your teen more control over who can see their content (bye, mean girls) and removes the pressure of posting for the world to see.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Once a contender for an opening-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament, Utah is now closer to last place than first.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
• The top four teams will receive a double bye and teams seeded Nos. 5-9 will receive single byes.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
• This scenario would give them a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the divisional round.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
• The two division winners in each league with the best record get a bye in the first round and nearly a week's rest while the other teams battle in the opening round in a best-of-three format.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
• But as the Niners sat at home during their playoff bye week, their path to the Super Bowl became more straightforward.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
• After two teams were on a bye last week, six teams will have a weekend filled with rest and relaxation before picking it up again.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Top-seeded in his weight class, Jauregui had a first-round bye before pinning his first two opponents in less than 60 seconds.
  — Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 10 Feb. 2024
• Their first conference bye came in late January before a game at Colorado State.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Reginald Samples’ program also had a non-district bye last season in Week 3.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
• Moeller has a first-round bye before opening tournament play against either Goshen or Northwest on Thursday.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
• With the Golden Globes officially over and done with (bye, Jo Koy), the 2024 awards season is officially underway.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2024
• Seeded players without a bye will compete in their respective first-round matches early next week.
  — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2023
• Lincoln finishes Friday against University City (1-7) and has a bye next week.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
• Failing to secure a top-four seed and the resulting first-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament will make Cronin’s bid to keep playing deeper into March unlikely but not unprecedented.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• Athenian has a first-round bye before playing its regional opener in the quarterfinals at home on Thursday.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Grace's character stuck around in the fictional Wisconsin town of Point Place for seven seasons, but the actor said bye to the gang in 2005, departing before the show's final installment (save for his cameo in the series finale).
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
• There is no automatic playoff bye, nothing that encourages teams to win besides the nature of competition, and perhaps rivalry.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
• Only conference champions are eligible for top-four seeds, and the accompanying bye, in that setup.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 July 2023
• The 49ers own the No. 1 seed, homefield, and a first-round bye in the NFC.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
• The Vikings figure to get a first-round bye and a home game in the Div.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• The Wild stopped a two-game skid and won their first game back after their eight-game bye week/all-star break.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
• The Jayhawks’ quasi bye week comes at a perfect time for Kansas, with the Big 12 race heating up.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• This gives your teen more control over who can see their content (bye, mean girls) and removes the pressure of posting for the world to see.
  — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
• Once a contender for an opening-round bye in the Pac-12 tournament, Utah is now closer to last place than first.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
• The top four teams will receive a double bye and teams seeded Nos. 5-9 will receive single byes.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024