bowed out

past tense of bow out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowed out
Verb
  • Homes and green spaces have been swallowed up by the HS2 building work, and trees — some of them hundreds of years old — have been felled.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
  • Winds felled two large pine trees in her neighbors’ yards.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The Blue Jays lost the game by 1 run (in extras).
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Without him in the lineup, the Knicks offense has faltered a little bit.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
  • However, New York has faltered a little without their star on the floor.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Bowed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowed%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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