plural byes
ˈbīz 
: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing
drew a first-round bye
—used as a shortened form of goodbye to express farewell
When he finally spoke, though, and said, "Bye, I'll call you," instead of disappointment she had felt an enormous rush of relief—a feeling, she thinks now, of things falling back into place.—
Ann Packer
Ann PackerThe stag lowered his head and raised it again. He blew out a frosty puff of air, then leaped away, vanishing into the mist. "Bye," Annie said wistfully.—Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne"Bye, Mom! Bye, Auggie!" I kissed them both quickly and headed toward the door.—R. J. Palacio
R. J. PalacioExamples of bye in a Sentence
Noun
She got a bye into the second round of the tennis tournament.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The Chargers settled in for a two-game home run after their Week 12 bye.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January for his third major title before accepting the doping ban, received a first-round bye and then will meet either world No 99 Mariano Navone or Italian 17-year-old Federico Cina in his first match back.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Noun
Instead, Boise State, the Mountain West winner, had a bye in the quarterfinals as the No. 3 seed but was routed in the Fiesta Bowl by Penn State, a No. 6 seed, despite being ranked third in the country.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
The Chargers settled in for a two-game home run after their Week 12 bye.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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The Cougars drew a first-round bye and will open the playoffs on Saturday against the winner of Oaks Christian vs. Camarillo.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Sinner, who won the Australian Open in January for his third major title before accepting the doping ban, received a first-round bye and then will meet either world No 99 Mariano Navone or Italian 17-year-old Federico Cina in his first match back.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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“Bye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bye. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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