Examples of bow out in a Sentence
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Stern was characteristically blunt in explaining her decision to bow out of Lionsgate.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Two weeks after bowing out in the quarterfinal to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the American head coach announced plans to depart at the end of 2025.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Both Jennings and Piñeiro were integral to last season’s push into the NFC playoffs’ divisional round, where the exhausted and undermanned 49ers bowed out to the eventual champion Seattle Seahawks.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Josh Brolin had been formerly aboard to star but has had to bow out due to unforeseen scheduling issues.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Two weeks after bowing out in the quarterfinal to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, the American head coach announced plans to depart at the end of 2025.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 17 Feb. 2026
Both Jennings and Piñeiro were integral to last season’s push into the NFC playoffs’ divisional round, where the exhausted and undermanned 49ers bowed out to the eventual champion Seattle Seahawks.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Josh Brolin had been formerly aboard to star but has had to bow out due to unforeseen scheduling issues.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Bow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20out. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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