sports bar

noun

Definition of sports barnext
as in nightclub

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Recent Examples of sports bar That number may have been even higher at Joxer Daly’s, a sports bar in Culver City. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 The big club also contains some relatively intimate spaces, including a family room, a private nursing room, and an intimate whiskey and sports bar. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In the 1990s and 2000s, the sports bar had locations in Cornelius, University City, South Charlotte, Rock Hill, Indian Land, Kenilworth Avenue and Denver. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 The arcade and sports bar chain announced a new rave series in partnership with Southern California event promoter Brownies & Lemonade, bringing electronic dance music events to select locations across the country later this year. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports bar
  1. nightclub
  2. bottle club
  3. bistro
  4. cabaret
  5. joint
  6. dive
  7. roadhouse
  8. brewpub
Noun
  • That includes after a mass shooting at the 2024 Super Bowl celebration rally, multiple shootings at and around nightclubs and the recent shootings along Interstate 70 last month.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • Once better known for railway platforms and nightclubs than research labs, the district has evolved into one of Europe's densest concentrations of AI talent, anchored by Google and Google DeepMind, with Anthropic and OpenAI preparing to join them.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • The restaurant was established in 2003 as a Grand Mariner bottle club, which has now grown to a community of 3,500 members.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Regular events and a bottle club help build community.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of bottle club
Noun
  • This quaint European bistro offers a menu that would do any similarly modest establishment in Paris proud.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, the patio at Hinata, a second-floor restaurant on B Street, was transformed into a bistro with a casual menu.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • Santoro was inspired to launch the project after following his friend Timothy Reif’s decade-long effort to locate artworks that had been stolen from his ancestor, a Jewish Austrian cabaret star.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Cohen honed her act at the forefront of a clique of comedians who performed cabaret comedy, often at Club Cumming, in the late 2010s.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • If joints had heat signatures, the screen would be awash in color.
    — Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Venture downtown to dine at upscale restaurants like Felt Bar & Eatery, or casual spots like Pie Hole, an open-late pizza joint popular with students at the nearby University of Utah.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of joint
Noun
  • Penta dominated Gable with a barrage of offense, including a dive to the outside and a Made in Japan for a two count.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Arraez made a short half-dive to his right, picked the ball out of the dirt, spun against the grain and rose to his feet.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dive
Noun
  • The next night the State Police across the line in New York became suspicious of two men hanging around a gray Cadillac at a roadhouse called the Hollywood Cafe in Brewster.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • Down at the Borderline kicks up some roadhouse dirt, for example, while the recent Nobody Held Her Like Me explores soul music.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • Pedals & Pints Brewing (Thousand Oaks, California) Pedals & Pints Brewing is a brewpub with about a dozen beers available in their Thousand Oaks taproom, along with a full food menu.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The Urban Vibrancy Institute’s Every Thursday initiative recruited bands to play at different brewpubs and restaurants in 2022 and then expanded that into a series of block parties with live music and food trucks in different downtown districts.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of brewpub

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports%20bar. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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