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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Even at the neighboring sports bar, the Douglas, her food has caused a stir, enticing people between innings to visit Leo Market. Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026 Of course, Xtreme Action Park also has a restaurant, sports bar and speakeasy. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026 One of North Park’s sports bars is showing World Cup games throughout the entire tournament. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 Two, three, four times a year, strangers would come up to Serna at meets, at social functions, in sports bars and bring up that June 1975 day. Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

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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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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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