Rose Bowl


The oldest and most famous of the “bowl games” — college football games held after the regular college football season between teams that are invited on the basis of their record in the regular season. The Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day, and is preceded by the Tournament of Roses Parade of floats adorned with roses.

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How to use Rose Bowl in a sentence

  • Her errand was to choose a wedding present for a former schoolmate, and she had set her heart on a cut-glass rose-bowl.

    Brenda's Bargain | Helen Leah Reed
  • The perfume of Miss Lavendar's Rose Bowl still filled the air.

    Anne Of The Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery