bail 1 of 2

noun

Definition of bailnext
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as in bond

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as in bow

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as in pitcher

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bail

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verb

as in to exit
to leave a place often for another after two hours of that boring party, we were ready to bail

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Recent Examples of bail
Noun
Collins was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Peters also surrendered his passport and, as part of his bail conditions, agreed to refrain from contacting or posting about his accuser. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
Smallwood attacks Nick’s virility, saying he’ll be publicly humiliated when his wife has to bail him out again in court. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Foss eventually bailed on foot, broke into a home and threatened its residents with a knife, leading to an hourslong standoff. — Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bail
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
  1. bond
  2. bow
  3. pitcher
  4. exit
  5. recognizance
  6. loop
  7. tank
  8. move
Noun
  • The proposition would allow local governments to create economic development districts with the ability to issue bonds, make loans, and award grants of public money.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The variable part of I bond interest resets every six months, based on the consumer price index.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bond
Noun
  • The layout includes a full-beam owner’s suite at the bow, two guest cabins on the lower deck, and a flexible living/galley space amidships that can become a third cabin if desired.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Teyana Taylor managed to tick both boxes in an architectural Nicholas Oakwell Couture pantsuit, festooned with a giant bow below the waist.
    — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bow
Noun
  • The 2016 Cubs, along with the Toronto Blue Jays that year, are the last to have five pitchers each make at least 29 starts during a regular season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Defense lawyers are expected to argue that the pitchers did not collude with gamblers and instead were varying the placement of pitches strategically to fool batters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of pitcher
Verb
  • Drivers will exit using the left lanes, while the two center lanes continue to the westbound Dolphin Expressway, and the right lane heads to northbound I-95.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Dry and cool week ahead After the rain exits Tuesday, North Texas will be dry and cool.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exit
Noun
  • Markle, a former Hollywood lighting director, appeared in court Friday afternoon and was ordered released on personal recognizance.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hamlett appeared in court and was released on his own recognizance.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of recognizance
Noun
  • Its stated goal is to build continuous defensive loops that find and fix weaknesses before attackers do.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • The van can then drive hundreds of additional miles until emptying the gas tank.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The stage will use a lightweight composite fuel tank, but officials were not sure the structure could contain leak-prone hydrogen at high pressure.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tank
Verb
  • Their shared ambition is straightforward, which is to move fusion from experimental physics rigs into commercially viable power plants.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kerhonkson was also within easy reach of her sister, who had moved with her family from the East Village to Millbrook, in Dutchess County, in 2024.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of move

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