quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Edmonton bowed out in the first round.—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 June 2026 Sinner was initially slated to play with Emma Raducanu, but bowed out after retiring in the Cincinnati final.—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 Despite this, there is something alluring about the notion of Messi, Neymar and Ronaldo all bowing out at their final World Cup together.—Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 13 June 2026 Luther Campbell, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Dale Holness, and Elijah Manley had discussed one or two of them bowing out of the race but could not decide who that should be by the filing deadline.—Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bow out