quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition
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Eventually, Caruso bowed out of both contests and Bass wound up, instead, with an opponent from the left, City Councilmember Nithya Raman.—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 And with their season on the line in December — typically when this group has played its best football — the Lions lost three in a row to unceremoniously bow out of the playoff hunt.—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 But eventually, Paramount offered more money and Netflix abruptly bowed out of the race rather than prolonging the fight.—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 Swalwell, who has denied the allegations, had shown signs of momentum in polls before bowing out.—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bow out