bow out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Some lawmakers, seeming to recognize the risks of letting the vagaries of aging and health determine the country’s political fate, have opted to bow out.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
Party leaders have all but asked the candidates at the bottom of the polls to bow out, but understandably the response has been, “Why me? I’m no worse than the others.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Wiener is also up against Connie Chan, a county supervisor and former Kamala Harris aide—the only major candidate who waited for Pelosi to bow out before opting in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Should he bow out, Boland is expected to lead the assault alongside Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
He is not thrown out, not outgamed, not outgunned; he simply chooses to bow out.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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