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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
Recent Examples of bout from the Web
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The 19–year-old from Las Vegas faces the biggest test of his career against veteran Mason Menard (33-2, 24 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
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Rodriguez is fighting for the first time since a 2017 loss to Frankie Edgar, and Magomedsharipov is 3-0 in the UFC with either a performance-of-the-night or fight-of-the-night bonus gained in each bout.
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Pruitt’s aides returned the email almost immediately and set up a meeting, in a bout of enthusiasm usually reserved for oil and gas lobbyists.
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Many people displaced in previous bouts of fighting have been forced to flee yet again.
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Mir headlines against Fedor Emelianenko in a first-round Heavyweight World Grand Prix bout.
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Indiana had a shot to win at the end of the fourth quarter after James dribbled out of bounds in an uncharacteristic bout of not being good at basketball.
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Shields defeated Nelson in a super middleweight bout in January.
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In other bouts, Ry'zeemmion Ford (Common Ground) advanced to the nationals (132 pounds) for the second straight year in the Open Division with a close decision over Khalil Osaze (MLK Premier).
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Origin and Etymology of bout
English dialect, a trip going and returning in plowing, from Middle English bought bend
bout Synonyms
Synonyms
competition, contest, event, game, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney;
Related Words
battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle;
derby, field day, open, outing;
biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon;
marathon, race, ultramarathon;
round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death;
BOUT Defined for English Language Learners
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: a period of time during which someone suffers from something (such as an illness or disease)
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: a short period of time during which something is done or happening
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: a wrestling or boxing contest
BOUT Defined for Kids
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