sports bar

noun

: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia

Examples of sports bar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Arty lesbians go to Provincetown and party gays to Fire Island Pines for the same reason football fans go to sports bars and parents log on to Facebook: that’s where their people are. June Thomas, TIME, 31 May 2024 According to a factual proffer reflecting the prosecution’s case, the two unnamed soldiers were at the Colombian Pub, a sports bar in the upscale Zona T area, around 11 p.m. on March 5, 2020, just around the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024 Additional restrooms, mobile concession kiosks, an open-air sports bar and lounge area, and wider concourses are also planned. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 May 2024 In addition to lots of ocean time, plan to visit the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores or Mac Daddy’s Entertainment Center in Cape Carteret, with plenty of family friendly activities including mini golf, bowling, arcade games and a sports bar. Charlottefive Staff, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sports bar 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports bar was in 1975

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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.

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