How to Use bout in a Sentence

bout

noun
  • The girls bout wasn’t the only draw-dropping match of the evening.
    Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2022
  • When the two sides couldn’t agree with the terms of a bout, both fighters moved on.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The first bout will go off at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at www.Bobbyde.org or at the venue.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Egg prices, which have been volatile after a bout of avian flu, fell 7.3%.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.
    Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • In one bout in 1963, two Howard faculty members were in the crowd and noticed Dr. Hare in the ring.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • The victory extends the Knights’ win streak to a state-best 28 games, with the final bout of the season up next.
    Matthew Tobin, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Her mother survived two bouts with cancer, both in the same breast.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Here is a look at all of the fights expected to be a part of the UFC 307 card, including non-main-card bouts.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • When this bout of inflation first started, prices didn't all go up at the same time.
    Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2023
  • An inside look at why the promising young star signed on for an unwinnable bout.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • In his three fights since the hiatus, Vargas has won each bout by stoppage.
    Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The long bout of heat has been driven by the stationary ridge of high pressure, which pushes down and warms the air.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The original restaurant sits just down the street from where Friday’s bouts will take place.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This bout of extreme warmth is thankfully short-lived, as a cold front is on our doorstep.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Tuli charged and fell in the opening seconds of the bout and sustained a kick to the face that knocked out three of his teeth and ended the fight in just 26 seconds.
    City News Service, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
  • In no time the girls exhibit strange symptoms and long bouts of staring dead-eyed in the mirror.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The fight between the two best welterweights in the sport is near the finish line, but Espinoza disputes the notion of a June 17 date for the bout.
    Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Her bouts are now bringing in paydays in the middle six figures.
    Kurt Streeter Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Here are five things to know about the title bout and its participants: 1.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Then, other than a brief bout of torture in the second episode, the series is almost all talk.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
  • Paul is a heavy favorite to win the bout, with Oddschecker having him as a -580 favorite just to win.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Their success will rest in large part on the draw to determine the bracket for each weight class, which is held the night before the first bout.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2024
  • But the poetry of the bout itself doesn’t always sell pay-per-view packages.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And then there are bouts of surrealism weaved throughout the film.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • No food is worth salvaging for a bout of food poisoning.
    Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That sets up a five-day bout of violence that kills at least 33 people in Gaza and two in Israel.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The bout, to be distributed worldwide by DAZN, is scheduled for eight rounds, and the fighters will use 10-ounce gloves.
    Jay Dieffenbach, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This event is seen by some as a step toward reclaiming India's heritage after a bout of religious occupation and conflict.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Having seized power in a coup of 1965, President Mobutu, along with the event’s organizers, saw the bout as an opportunity to promote Africa, and Zaire specifically.
    Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024

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