sports bar

noun

Definition of sports barnext
as in nightclub

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Recent Examples of sports bar But the former sports bar will now pilot programs and, eventually, host its Institute Residential Fellowship programs. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026 The décor surpassed that of a typical sports bar, dingy novelty signs replaced by a mural of Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Serena Williams, and Allyson Felix. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 There are four specialized bars on the festival grounds that included speciality drinks and themes such as a sports bar and a chill cantina. — Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The result is a restaurant that joins the Buffalo Bros sports bar and standby Babe’s Chicken Dinner House as Old Town anchors. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports bar
  1. nightclub
  2. bottle club
  3. bistro
  4. cabaret
  5. joint
  6. dive
  7. roadhouse
  8. brewpub
Noun
  • Tickets are still on sale for the party, which is set for Zouk nightclub.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The same phenomenon has also been reported at Tao nightclub, formerly Excalibur and Limelight.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • The newest restaurant in Plaza Midwood’s growing dining scene is set to open next week, bringing bruschetta, a bottle club and shareable plates.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The restaurant was established in 2003 as a Grand Mariner bottle club, which has now grown to a community of 3,500 members.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of bottle club
Noun
  • At street level, Cedilha is a low-lit, sexy neighborhood bistro drawing a very cool crowd of locals and visitors alike.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The bistro will also have a full bar and wine menu, Fairman said.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • Sommer, who several albums as a cabaret singer, increasingly worked in Europe though the ’70s, including the 1979 comedy The Prisoner of Zenda with her old Panther co-star Sellers.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And the theater where Penélope Cruz’s Nené performs cabaret for the Nationalist troops was a dilapidated cinema that had been closed since the 1950s.
    — Elaina Patton, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • Of Neo1's 41 joints, 39 are driven by small hydraulic actuators, the parts that make a joint move.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Better ventilation, more tokes, and easier to handle than smaller joints.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of joint
Noun
  • At a lively Halloween party at Kito’s Kave, a local dive, a patron poked fun at the surge of interest by dressing up as an FBI agent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Bayley ran full speed through the middle ropes and hit a suicide dive onto Valkyria, who caught Bayley.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dive
Noun
  • Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • In a cozy backroom of Hopstix brewpub in Chamblee earlier this month, a group of young social media content creators learned to mix matcha.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Wallace was charged in federal court last month on the same day that her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of brewpub

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports%20bar. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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