Examples of bow out in a Sentence
quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
Recent Examples on the Web
She was partnered with Tony Dovolani, and made it to sixth place before bowing out.
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Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
No amount of pleading from Republican forces in Washington will convince Representative Alex Mooney to bow out of West Virginia’s GOP Senate race ahead of the state’s May 14 primary.
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 10 Mar. 2024
Presenters bowed out at the last minute; nominees chose not to show up; the guests who attended did not stop along the red carpet and were asked to wear darker, more subdued outfits; and the night was filled with comments about the war from the likes of Adrien Brody, Nicole Kidman and Chris Cooper.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
Kyrsten Sinema's guest and more Will Kari Lake debate Mark Lamb after calling out Gov. Katie Hobbs for bowing out in 2022?
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The 2007 team that lost in the Super Bowl finished with the highest regular-season DVOA ever, but the 2010 version that bowed out two rounds earlier was nearly as good.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
Even the light blues were unable to muster lengthy runs: Arizona, the No. 2 seed in the West, bowed out in typical fashion — against a lower seed — while No. 5 Gonzaga lost to top-seeded Purdue.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
One company, Aerion — which had backing from major players in the industry including Boeing and Lockheed Martin to build a supersonic business jet — has already bowed out of the race.
—Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Two years after bowing out of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health issues, Biles made a triumphant return in August at the U.S. Classic.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
No amount of pleading from Republican forces in Washington will convince Representative Alex Mooney to bow out of West Virginia’s GOP Senate race ahead of the state’s May 14 primary.
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 10 Mar. 2024
Presenters bowed out at the last minute; nominees chose not to show up; the guests who attended did not stop along the red carpet and were asked to wear darker, more subdued outfits; and the night was filled with comments about the war from the likes of Adrien Brody, Nicole Kidman and Chris Cooper.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
Kyrsten Sinema's guest and more Will Kari Lake debate Mark Lamb after calling out Gov. Katie Hobbs for bowing out in 2022?
—The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
The 2007 team that lost in the Super Bowl finished with the highest regular-season DVOA ever, but the 2010 version that bowed out two rounds earlier was nearly as good.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
Even the light blues were unable to muster lengthy runs: Arizona, the No. 2 seed in the West, bowed out in typical fashion — against a lower seed — while No. 5 Gonzaga lost to top-seeded Purdue.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
One company, Aerion — which had backing from major players in the industry including Boeing and Lockheed Martin to build a supersonic business jet — has already bowed out of the race.
—Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Two years after bowing out of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to mental health issues, Biles made a triumphant return in August at the U.S. Classic.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Bow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20out. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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