sports bar

noun

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

Examples of sports bar in a Sentence

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Every four years, fans pour into stadiums, sports bars and watch parties to cheer some of the world’s fittest athletes. Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 This was why people turned to religion or watched the Super Bowl at a sports bar instead of alone in their living room. Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Beyond the music, other focal points include Bonnie Roo’s Broos, the beer tent and sports bar, a disco ball tower, a Ferris wheel, a water slide and the arch at the entrance of Centeroo. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 From the county fairgrounds in Pleasanton to the Athletic Oakland sports bar in Uptown to the Spark Social food trucks in San Francisco. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Jul. 2026.

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