sports bar

noun

: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

Examples of sports bar in a Sentence

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The terrace bar at The Temple is ideal for sunset while The Top is the rooftop sports bar. Johanna Read, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Expect an array of sports bar classics and comfort foods,16 beers on tap, wines and a cocktail program designed by 2024 James Beard finalist Kevin Diedrich, who runs Pacific Cocktail Haven. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 The vibe of course is restaurant/sports bar — that's pretty much the vibe anywhere these days. Worth Sparkman, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 Adults also have pretty much full run of 2/3rds of Deck 3 of the ship, an area devoted to sports bars and nightclubs and activities that would quickly turn Pinocchio into a donkey on Pleasure Island. Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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