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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Luna had two bouts of rejection doctors got under control.
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Dawn White, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The incremental cuts in recent months have only partially reversed the pandemic-era escalation of rates meant to fight the nation's worst bout of inflation in decades.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Soaked ground struggles to absorb heavy rain, so flash flooding and rapid river rises are more likely with new bouts of rain.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Greater Cincinnati should be ready for another large bout of snowfall, officials said.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
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Dawn White, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The incremental cuts in recent months have only partially reversed the pandemic-era escalation of rates meant to fight the nation's worst bout of inflation in decades.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
Soaked ground struggles to absorb heavy rain, so flash flooding and rapid river rises are more likely with new bouts of rain.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Greater Cincinnati should be ready for another large bout of snowfall, officials said.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 15 Dec. 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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