bails 1 of 2

plural of bail

bails

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bails
Noun
  • Hearth & Harbor Wrapping Paper Storage Container Don’t let good wrapping paper go to waste with this storage container that can hold up to 24 rolls of paper, bows, ribbon, and supplies like scissors and tape.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Many of the clothes were produced from deadstock or second-hand fabrics, while some were made to be modular with zips or bows allowing sleeves or trouser legs to be added or removed for different occasions.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The building drain exits the house about 4 inches above the concrete floor.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
  • That counts for something, because a Knicks team coming off back-to-back second-round playoff exits cannot afford to slip in the first round.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The latest trend poses that travelers only need to arrive at the airport 15 minutes before their flight departs and will still make it on board without issue — and without hanging around in the terminal for hours.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • When the train departs Livingston for Bozeman, Banner’s family are aboard, assisted by Spencer no less.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The mental side of baseball is a crucial and often perplexing component for young pitchers to master, and the Braves don’t pretend to know exactly what has caused Smith-Shawver to struggle so much in certain situations and impress to such a degree in others.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • So, introducing Rays pitchers to an outdoor park with lots of wind gusts might take some getting used to.
    John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What kind of preparation goes into that?
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
  • One more plank of the United States' global influence goes dark at the president's whim.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The main character escapes servitude and arrives at a space station called the Eye, where different factions are fighting for both survival and freedom.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Justice escapes the contours of this nation's immigration facilities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The ‘buy and holders’ don’t care, neither do the precious metal stackers.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But by then many tickets had been purchased, meaning those looking to match up season ticket holders and members in their groups were unable to buy tickets together.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Khalaf is also writing a TV series entitled The Syrian Doctor about a medic who arrested and tortured in 2012 for treating pro-democracy protestors and then flees to France with his three-year-old daughter.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
  • As Hannah flees, her dark hair cascades down her back, and her whole aura gives Pit Girl.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Bails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bails. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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