Thesaurus results for SPORTS BAR

sports bar

noun

Definition of sports bar

as in nightclub

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Recent Examples of sports bar Revel, created by Shawn Lawson and Danney Elmore, opened the upscale sports bar Saturday. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sports bar

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Noun

Named after a nightclub that operated inside the historic Street Hotel during the 1930s, the Blue Room serves as both a performance venue and a living exhibit of the city’s jazz heritage.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Raman showed up at bars and nightclubs and on college campuses, spreading her call for change at City Hall.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 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

This modern French bistro in the Arts District is known for its popular burger and Southeast Asian influences dotted throughout the menu.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of bistro

Noun

Each show features two stand-ups performing on a small stage in the middle of the Playhouse on Park performance area, surrounded by cabaret-style tables and chairs.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of cabaret

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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