quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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After fielding a roster that struggled with injuries and went 37-45 before bowing out in the play-in tournament, the Warriors have committed to bringing back almost the exact same team as last season.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026 While England breezily dismissed Senegal 3-0 in its fourth match of the tournament, Morocco eliminated Portugal in the quarterfinals before bowing out 2-0 to eventual runnersup France in the semis.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2026 Trump’s speech worked as a replacement for a series of musical artists who were scheduled to perform at the fair but bowed out over concerns the event had become partisan.—
Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026 Felipe Cardenas Haiti bow out in style When the 48-team field was confirmed for this World Cup, Haiti was one of the nations considered inferior to the tournament’s standards.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bow out