sports bar

noun

: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

Examples of sports bar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Image Bob Roberts, the president of the Corktown Business Association, runs McShane’s, a sports bar in the area. Ken Belson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Here, between games, patrons can enjoy a menu of sports bar classics like smash burgers, tacos, and indulgent boozy milkshakes, a definite crowd-pleaser. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024 And earlier this year, the Mesa sports bar permanently closed after more than three decades in business as a Green Bay Packers bar. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024 Born in 2020, Go shops are smaller than the chain’s typical sports bar locations, and only operate on a delivery and takeout basis. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024 The shootings, which left a man dead and two others in critical condition, occurred between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. at three different places -- a Roswell sports bar; the interstate in Haralson County; and a traffic stop in Snellville, officials said. David Aaro The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 Mar. 2024 Even a sports bar in Minnesota is catering to the rise in fandom for women’s sports. Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024 Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local sports bar this week after discovering several cockroaches. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024 Farrington’s is your classic Irish sports bar plopped in a Contra Costa strip mall. Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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