How to Use bout in a Sentence

bout

noun
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  • The first bout will go off at 6 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at www.Bobbyde.org or at the venue.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • After a bout of balmy spring weather, the area is headed for a cool down.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Her mother survived two bouts with cancer, both in the same breast.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023
  • An inside look at why the promising young star signed on for an unwinnable bout.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The long bout of heat has been driven by the stationary ridge of high pressure, which pushes down and warms the air.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The original restaurant sits just down the street from where Friday’s bouts will take place.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In no time the girls exhibit strange symptoms and long bouts of staring dead-eyed in the mirror.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The fight between the two best welterweights in the sport is near the finish line, but Espinoza disputes the notion of a June 17 date for the bout.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Her bouts are now bringing in paydays in the middle six figures.
    — Kurt Streeter Erin Schaff, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Here are five things to know about the title bout and its participants: 1.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
  • Then, other than a brief bout of torture in the second episode, the series is almost all talk.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
  • Paul is a heavy favorite to win the bout, with Oddschecker having him as a -580 favorite just to win.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • But the poetry of the bout itself doesn’t always sell pay-per-view packages.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And then there are bouts of surrealism weaved throughout the film.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
  • No food is worth salvaging for a bout of food poisoning.
    — Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That sets up a five-day bout of violence that kills at least 33 people in Gaza and two in Israel.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The top bout of that card will have Rodríguez fighting against Alexander Volkanovski, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • Lee had a warmth to him that was missing in Momeni, who was prone to bouts of verbal aggression.
    — Priya Anand, Bloomberg.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • With about six miles left, her guide suffered a sudden bout of diarrhea and had to dash for the porta-potties.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Remember, the times listed are subject to change based on how long, or short the other main card bouts happen to last.
    — oregonlive, 29 July 2023
  • Remember, the times listed are subject to change based on how long, or short, the other main card bouts happen to last.
    — oregonlive, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Over the winter months, Francis has battled with bouts of bronchitis, cold and flu.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Aries March 21-April 19 A bout of low self-esteem could currently be weighing you down.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2023
  • The other big fight tonight pits Alexander Volkov vs. Tai Tuivasa in a heavyweight bout.
    — Tim Chan, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Wind gusts of 30 mph to 40 mph and bouts of heavy rain are possible into the afternoon across northern parts of the state as a storm system moves across the area.
    — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The extra work was also likely inspired by the fact that Navarrete was knocked down by Liam Wilson in his last bout on Feb 3.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The virus sits in throat and blood cells, maybe flaring up as mononucleosis or a bout of lethargy, or with no symptoms at all.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Such intense bouts of déjà vu are matched only by the feeling of disbelief happening on the other side of the screen.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • All three kids have suffered long bouts of diarrhea, for which medicine is difficult to find.
    — Claire Porter Robbins, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Even after this bout, air quality woes might not be going away.
    — USA TODAY, 29 June 2023

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