Examples of bow out in a Sentence
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Even with proper seeding, Oregon may have bowed out in the semifinals.
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the show's star, Kevin Costner, bowed out early, his character not appearing in the new episodes, fans tuned in in record-breaking numbers.
—Emily Trainham, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead, stay for the first 30 to 40 minutes and then bow out.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
House Democrats pushed to release the report in November, even after Gaetz resigned from Congress and bowed out of consideration to be Trump’s attorney general.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Although the show's star, Kevin Costner, bowed out early, his character not appearing in the new episodes, fans tuned in in record-breaking numbers.
—Emily Trainham, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
Instead, stay for the first 30 to 40 minutes and then bow out.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
House Democrats pushed to release the report in November, even after Gaetz resigned from Congress and bowed out of consideration to be Trump’s attorney general.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Bow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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