Examples of bout in a Sentence
undoubtedly the team's best wrestler, he hasn't lost a bout yet
she's currently suffering from a bout of the flu
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The main card features a number of other fantastic matchups, including a middleweight bout between Paulo Costa and Roman Kopylov as well as a welterweight fight between Kevin Holland and Daniel Rodriguez.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
In the headlining bout, BMF champ Max Holloway faces Dustin Poirier for the third time.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Before the swell of optimism, consumer sentiment had fallen to near its lowest level since a bout of inflation three years ago.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Rampant inflation would eat into corporate earnings, be a headwind for stocks and punish American consumers just as prices were beginning to level out after a bout of decades-high inflation.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
In the headlining bout, BMF champ Max Holloway faces Dustin Poirier for the third time.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Before the swell of optimism, consumer sentiment had fallen to near its lowest level since a bout of inflation three years ago.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Rampant inflation would eat into corporate earnings, be a headwind for stocks and punish American consumers just as prices were beginning to level out after a bout of decades-high inflation.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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bout
noun1
: a spell of activity
nonstop bout of reading
2
: an athletic match
wrestling bout
3
: attack entry 2 sense 3
a bout of measles
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