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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In 2025, the Lions lost a lot of high scoring games, but with Monroe’s consistent pitching success, the team is more well-rounded with an ability to win close, low scoring bouts.
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Charles Baggarly
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s even though some of the signals investors saw as hopeful are already under dispute, and several earlier bouts of optimism in financial markets quickly got undercut by continued, fierce fighting in the war.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The latest failure, following a penalty-shootout loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina, has sparked another bout of introspection for the national sport.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Charles Baggarly
april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
Brooks, for his part, equivocated … A bout of frantic rebranding ensued.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s even though some of the signals investors saw as hopeful are already under dispute, and several earlier bouts of optimism in financial markets quickly got undercut by continued, fierce fighting in the war.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The latest failure, following a penalty-shootout loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina, has sparked another bout of introspection for the national sport.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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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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