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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Mary had experienced previous mental-health dips—two bouts of postpartum depression, for instance.
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Lessons learned While many countries were hit by U.S. tariffs this month for the first time, China honed its response during previous bouts of the Sino-American trade war.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has become something of a regular at UFC bouts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Three bouts of catastrophic rain between 2018 and 2020 caused more than $1.3 billion in damage, with one storm dumping 15 inches in six hours and destroying some 1,200 homes.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Lessons learned While many countries were hit by U.S. tariffs this month for the first time, China honed its response during previous bouts of the Sino-American trade war.
—Beijing and Washington Bureaus, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Trump has become something of a regular at UFC bouts.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 Apr. 2025
Three bouts of catastrophic rain between 2018 and 2020 caused more than $1.3 billion in damage, with one storm dumping 15 inches in six hours and destroying some 1,200 homes.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Bout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bout. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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