sports bar

noun

Synonyms of sports barnext
: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

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Another location of Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi’s Canadian sports bar is coming to North Texas this month. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Trophy Club, the once-exclusive bar attached to the downtown indoor mini-golf and sports bar Tipsy Putt, is undergoing a transformation. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Food and drinks are available for purchase around the area, and restaurants like Providence Pizza Co and sports bar Revel are in the district for a pre-show stop. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 The Rendezvous is part wine bar, part sports bar, part coffee shop and part gourmet food market, with all-day table service. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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