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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Keller In nearby Keller, the Eagle Tavern, a new sports bar located at 721 Keller Parkway #100 brings some familiar bites and some upscale items like ceviche to its menu. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 From the county fairgrounds in Pleasanton to the Athletic Oakland sports bar in Uptown to the Spark Social food trucks in San Francisco. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Every four years, fans pour into stadiums, sports bars and watch parties to cheer some of the world’s fittest athletes. Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 29 June 2026 James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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