How to Use bout in a Sentence

bout

noun
  • The ongoing bout of violence has put the region on edge.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Her training is peppered with frequent, shorter bouts of running.
    Christine Yu, Outside Online, 10 Feb. 2023
  • For decades, that was the deal with the devil that athletes had to contemplate: a possible edge in return for a possible bout of the runs.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
  • One TikToker said in a video that her child and mother, who both slept with potato slices in their socks during a bout of cold and fever, woke up feeling much better.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • That was a pace vigorous enough to have contributed to the painful inflation Americans have endured, the worst such bout in 40 years.
    Paul Wiseman, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
  • McVie, an integral member of Fleetwood Mac, died in November after a short bout of illness.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
  • What Yang had been searching for in Oz was objectivity about himself, something that had eluded him since his bout with conversion therapy.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Some market watchers are warning that the hype isn’t supported by fundamentals, drawing comparisons between the rally and the blockchain mania which fizzled out after a bout of heady gains.
    Charlotte Yang, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The seven-hour, 110-round bout only ended when referee John Duffy declared the fight a no contest, claiming that both men had earned the prize money and it should be split.
    Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The bout will be for the undisputed super middleweight championship and is expected to take place in Álvarez's hometown of Jalisco, Guadalajara.
    Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • 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

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