How to Use dugout in a Sentence

dugout

noun
  • A lot of fun rounding the bases and getting back to the dugout with the rest of the guys.
    Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Wong flew out and his teammates trudged through the back of the dugout as if in a trance.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Josh Smith cruised home and the party started in the Rangers’ dugout.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
  • Fans will also have the chance to tour the Marlins’ clubhouse and dugout.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The innocent days of grade-school kids winning a day in the dugout are over.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The left-field bleacher wall abuts the north end zone and the Padres dugout and a section of seats crowd things on the south side.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The vantage points from the dugout weren't the best places to see how the play developed and most of the team relied on the replay.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Ohtani, on first base, raised both arms toward the Angels’ dugout.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
  • France signified his respect to Mullins on his way back to the dugout.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Many Dodgers fans think of Roberts as a dugout Brandon Staley.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • They’ll be dispatched as players head into the dugout or walk from the bullpen to the pitcher’s mound.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Harper beckoned Bohm from the on-deck circle and back to the dugout for a quick word of advice.
    Dan Gelston, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Why was Ohtani seen laughing in the dugout with Mizuhara as all of this was unfolding?
    Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
  • As Casas sat in the dugout afterward, Trevor Story sat down next to him.
    Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
  • As the All-Star break arrives, the Padres need to ask bigger questions that go beyond the dugout.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • The Huskies then lined up on the top step of their dugout to watch Stanford celebrate last June 14.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Think live events where you could be sat in the dugout at a sports match or right there in the studio with your favorite stars.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 28 Sep. 2023
  • India is the guy who signed off on crowning a home-run hitter with the Viking helmet in the dugout.
    Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Ohtani was not in the dugout the last few games, though not far away from it either, just in the batting cage area right down the steps.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The clatter woke the Ranger in the next dugout, who grabbed his M1 and began firing wildly in the direction of the noise.
    Peter Cozzens, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Dinger was dancing atop the Rockies’ dugout when a fan tackled Dinger and brought him down.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • That had to cause some concern in the Guardians’ dugout, but Naylor also left the back part of the plate open for Raley.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Manoah walked to the dugout amid boos from fans in Toronto after giving up six runs.
    Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • Angels’ third baseman Mike Moustakas waved to the dugout for help.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • He was spotted having his left hand or wrist worked on in the Bruins’ dugout.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
  • In the first-base dugout, his father Soonjong Kim remained awed at the rare path his son has blazed.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The shell that struck his dugout set off other explosives.
    Hanna Arhirova, ajc, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The weight of the moment was evident: McNeil hopped down the line, turning to scream into the U.S. dugout.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • When India replaced Votto in the game, Votto filled India’s spot on the top step of the dugout.
    The Enquirer, 31 July 2023
  • The 35-year-old watched from the dugout at a team filled with players a decade or more his junior match Tampa Bay serve for serve.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023

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