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sports bar

noun

Definition of sports bar

as in nightclub

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Recent Examples of sports bar Located in the historic Ebenezer building, Block 15 was predominantly a sports bar that showed just about every game, including recent World Cup matches. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Watching from the comfort of a local sports bar has never felt like such a steal. — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 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 Beyond the music, other focal points include Bonnie Roo’s Broos, the beer tent and sports bar, a disco ball tower, a Ferris wheel, a water slide and the arch at the entrance of Centeroo. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

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Noun

The seminal former record label, based in Manchester, launched the likes of band Joy Division and ran the famous Haçienda nightclub, on the site of which stand apartments today.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Why the Excelsior Club mattered in Charlotte Founded in 1944 by Jimmie and Minnie McKee, the Excelsior Club was Charlotte’s first nightclub exclusively for the Black community.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Definition of nightclub

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Kimberly and three friends held a 3AM meeting at Burning Man, voting to buy and refurbish the hotel and save the bistro.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Pineapple Grove Arts District Just off Atlantic Avenue, this artsy enclave is best known for its independent boutiques, casual bistros, and a steady lineup of galleries, including House of Perna, Brulé Gastro-Kitchen, and Addison Gallery.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Definition of bistro

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Stir up your own romance at the adults-only hideaway’s suites with swim-up pools, a cabaret show or an intimate beachfront dinner.

— Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The play reimagines the former First Lady as a hard-drinking woman yearning to become a cabaret star.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Definition of cabaret

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The nearest eatery is Adriana’s in Franktown, a Mexican food joint known for its tamales and margaritas and open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026
Work in small sections using firm pressure, paying extra attention to cracks, joints, and textured surfaces where moss tends to take hold.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026

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Evans hit another amazing dive to the outside on Theory before tossing Breakker into the timekeepers area.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
There are shallow but rich dives; full-of-life, accessible wrecks; and thriving reefs, including my favorite spot, the unlikely cement plant, with seahorses and octopus reclining beneath its pier pilings—pilings that are fantastical once underwater.

— Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

Definition of dive

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The next night the State Police across the line in New York became suspicious of two men hanging around a gray Cadillac at a roadhouse called the Hollywood Cafe in Brewster.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Down at the Borderline kicks up some roadhouse dirt, for example, while the recent Nobody Held Her Like Me explores soul music.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 15 June 2026

Definition of roadhouse

Noun

Pedals & Pints Brewing (Thousand Oaks, California) Pedals & Pints Brewing is a brewpub with about a dozen beers available in their Thousand Oaks taproom, along with a full food menu.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The Urban Vibrancy Institute’s Every Thursday initiative recruited bands to play at different brewpubs and restaurants in 2022 and then expanded that into a series of block parties with live music and food trucks in different downtown districts.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Definition of brewpub

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