Examples of bout in a Sentence
undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet
she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu
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Francis has had several bouts with illness and visits to the Gemelli hospital in recent years, including flu-like symptoms last year, bronchitis in March 2023 and abdominal surgery in June 2023 to repair a hernia that kept him in the hospital nine days.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Two days before the bout, Brown playfully tried to snatch the belt from Nicolson during a lively news conference, the BBC reported.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
After his bout with Jimmy Young in 1977, Foreman experienced severe heat stroke and exhaustion, leading to his shockingly retiring from boxing to become an ordained minister.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Foreman gained stature in the late 1960s and ultimately secured the Heavyweight Championship in January 1973 by defeating Frazier with six knockouts in a bout held in Kingston, Jamaica.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Two days before the bout, Brown playfully tried to snatch the belt from Nicolson during a lively news conference, the BBC reported.
—CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
After his bout with Jimmy Young in 1977, Foreman experienced severe heat stroke and exhaustion, leading to his shockingly retiring from boxing to become an ordained minister.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Foreman gained stature in the late 1960s and ultimately secured the Heavyweight Championship in January 1973 by defeating Frazier with six knockouts in a bout held in Kingston, Jamaica.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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bout
noun1
: a spell of activity
nonstop bout of reading
2
: an athletic match
wrestling bout
3
: attack entry 2 sense 3
a bout of measles
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