Examples of bout in a Sentence
undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet
she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu
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The New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) later ruled the fight a no contest after Garcia failed a drug test related to the bout.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London will host a Riyadh Season bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, sons of rivals from the 1990s, and seen as British boxing’s biggest fight in several years.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Members of the organization gathered in Rome to pray for his recovery after he was hospitalized due to a bout of bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia, the American Jewish Committee said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Frequent bouts of rheumatic fever left the kid’s heart so weakened that one childhood doctor predicted a lifespan of 16 years.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London will host a Riyadh Season bout between Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, sons of rivals from the 1990s, and seen as British boxing’s biggest fight in several years.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Members of the organization gathered in Rome to pray for his recovery after he was hospitalized due to a bout of bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia, the American Jewish Committee said.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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bout
noun1
: a spell of activity
nonstop bout of reading
2
: an athletic match
wrestling bout
3
: attack entry 2 sense 3
a bout of measles
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