How to Use bailout in a Sentence

bailout

1 of 2 noun
  • Binance agreed to buy FTX in a bailout, then backed out of the deal.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • If workers got a raw deal out of the bailout, then so did the planet.
    Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The deal is one of the largest acquisitions by NatWest since its 2008 state bailout.
    William Shaw, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The government had been in talks with the IMF about a bailout, barring which Pakistan was sure to default.
    Nazish Brohi, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Pakistan also hopes the board will approve the release of a crucial $1.1 billion from the bailout.
    Saudi Arabia, Fox News, 11 July 2023
  • Sri Lanka turned to the IMF for help to rescue the economy and secured a bailout package last year.
    Bharatha Mallawarachi, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
  • So far, there hasn’t been much movement on a federal bailout.
    Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 1 Dec. 2023
  • During the ensuing 4 on 4, Ullmark stared down Tkachuk on a breakaway — and didn’t need to make a bailout save, since Tkachuk hit the iron.
    Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Some still consider the actions taken by the government over the last week a bailout.
    Victor Ordonez, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of people still…would term it as a bailout similar to the auto industry.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • But while the plan has garnered some support from lawmakers across the aisle, Ivey has been firmly against a state bailout.
    Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Biden and other Democrats in Washington deny that their actions amount to a bailout.
    CBS News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Yet one month into the season, the Bulls offense ranks in the bottom third of the league, often forcing DeRozan to attempt a late-game bailout that falls just short.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Yes, the batting average stood at .218 after the Lugo bailout.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The pandemic ground air travel—and airline profits—to a halt, and sent the companies to Washington to beg for bailouts.
    Maria Aspan, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The four-trillion dollar figure was likely an estimate for the price of the federal bailout.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 7 July 2023
  • In the space of a couple of weeks in June, Bankman-Fried committed about $1 billion in bailout funds, according to an estimate by Bloomberg.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Bankman-Fried’s efforts to find a last-minute, multibillion-dollar bailout came up short, and the firm declared bankruptcy.
    Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Lawmakers plan to present the bailout plan to Gov. Kay Ivey in the next couple of months, and anticipate support from across district and party lines.
    al, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And while five of Butler’s eight assists led to 3-pointers, there also was, in Butler’s view, too much reliance on his one-on-one skills for bailout baskets.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Clarke and Williams, however, are among few local officials who have publicly voiced their support for the bailout.
    Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Officials claim the move is needed to meet conditions for a $3 billion IMF bailout and announced the extra time off to prevent bank runs.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 29 June 2023
  • Analysts say Egypt is dragging its feet over meeting the conditions of the $3 billion I.M.F. bailout granted last year.
    Vivian Yee, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • That was the highest level since the adoption of the euro a decade earlier, and close to levels that had forced other eurozone countries to seek bailouts.
    Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • During the brutal winter, most elk bailout of the high country and migrate to foothill food sources, including agriculture fields.
    Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Which brings us back to this unfortunate but necessary bailout.
    Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Her new government quickly rolled out a large bailout plan to protect homes and businesses from rising energy costs from the war in Ukraine.
    Max Colchester, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In a matter of months, the company went from planning an IPO to laying off thousands and procuring a multi-billion-dollar bailout.
    Ethan M Steinberg, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Democrats call the reform a bailout for insurers that will raise homeowner premiums.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The situation was so unusual that the I.M.F. for the first time made settling this domestic debt a prerequisite for a bailout.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
Advertisement

bail out

2 of 2 verb
  • Trammell lost the ball in the lane and was bailed out by a foul call that put him on the line for one-and-one.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Malone bailed out before the plane crashed in the jungle.
    CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • That side of the ball has been bailing out the Chiefs' mistake-prone offense for much of the season.
    Dave Skretta, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • When Lance went down to injury in Week 2, Garoppolo was there to bail out the team.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That doesn’t mean Biden was wrong to bail out the depositors.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Sarah Edwards, a spokesperson for The Bail Project, said 92% of clients who are bailed out will return to court.
    Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Michigan nearly made a big error on the first play of the game, but was bailed out by a few slivers of grass.
    Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
  • But, hey, no worries: the timely offense helped bail out a busted lead from the bullpen.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • The Cowboys have shown a willingness to bail out and stand by their troubled players through the years.
    Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Teenagers — which now means members of Gen Z — have long been asked to bail out America.
    Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • There is not enough money in the FDIC to bail out depositors.
    Julian Mark, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • And while Arizona is middle of the pack in many defensive statistics, the offense much of the time has to bail out the D.
    Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Rangers lefty John King bailed out them out of one jam, only to create another mess in the eighth.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
  • Both crews bailed out soon after, floating down to the jungle by parachute.
    Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • With the pandemic winding down and still plenty of cash to go around, now isn’t the time to bail out hospitals.
    Elise Amez-Droz, STAT, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The exchange started the run that felled its rival, FTX, and has since promised to help bail out struggling crypto firms.
    Quartz, 12 Dec. 2022
  • But the squad inside bailed out and managed to safely escape back to cover.
    Ian Pannell, ABC News, 29 June 2023
  • That was the case in the United States when big banks were bailed out to soften a global financial crisis.
    Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • More monthly and energy bills to bail out their fat cat friends who fund their little.
    cleveland, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The Fed and Congress ultimately stepped in to bail out and prevent the further collapse of this grid.
    Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Stroman remains in Santa Rita Jail and cannot be bailed out, records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Based on the final score, the pitchers put the coaching staff on a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows, but the offense enjoyed some clutch moments to bail out the team.
    Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Once again, an Elizabethan cobbler has to bail out his ne’er-do-well sibling from the village stocks.
    Pat Myers, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
  • Curry isn’t the type to bail out on his cherished franchise after a depressing few months of play.
    Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2021
  • One of them asked Lauren to bail out David Palmer, a small-time drug dealer nicknamed Biggalo.
    Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Ebony Chelsea feared police were contacting her to bail out her father.
    Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • Chhabria’s order means that Burke cannot be bailed out while the case is pending, and remains in federal custody.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
  • Around 30 minutes after taking off, Jacob bailed out of his plane.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The last-minute bond hearing Thursday was to determine whether the farmers could bail out or would have to spend Christmas behind bars.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The only way for officials to stop the free fall in the market, Ms. Wang said, is to bail out some midsize developers in cities where the crisis is more acute.
    Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 24 May 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'bailout.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: