sports bar

noun

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

Examples of sports bar in a Sentence

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Silver Lake sports bar Untamed Spirits and Canyon Coffee in Echo Park said on social media that they will be closed Friday for the general strike. Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026 Twin Peaks Hospitality Group, a subsidiary that was spun off last year to oversee the Twin Peaks sports bar chain, also filed for bankruptcy, according to a press release. David Matthews, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026 The parent company of Twin Peaks, a sports bar chain, has filed for bankruptcy just a year after going public. Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026 Two state lawmakers who represent Tempe stood outside the sports bar to observe. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Feb. 2026.

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