sports bars

Definition of sports barsnext
plural of sports bar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports bars
Noun
  • The brothers met the women at nightclubs, parties and on dating apps, taking some on trips to ritzy locales, and paying for flights and luxury lodging.
    Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • There are nightclubs with house music and people hanging out by the pool.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Another cause for concern during the renovation period was the restyling of the various eating and drinking joints.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Not to be outdone by swanky San Pedro, El Centro also has some more noteworthy watering holes—Vini the Bar and Zigzag, to name a few—while the spot for live music and cheap beer in Barrio Antiguo is undoubtedly Café Iguana.
    Lauren Cocking, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.
    Richard Nedjat-Haiem, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Sports bars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports%20bars. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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