quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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The Wild bowed out of the playoffs with a 4-1 series loss to the Avalanche that to some felt closer.—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026 His match against Hugo Gaston, played on a packed Court Philippe-Chatrier, lacked the quality of Wawrinka against De Jong, but there were still some spectacular rallies and a five-setter was a fitting way for Monfils to bow out.—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The latter staged frequent crossovers with the mothership series in its final years before bowing out in May 2024.—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 May 2026 Family is the reason Brown is bowing out.—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bow out