bow out
Example Sentences
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While Powell is set to bow out in charge of the Fed, he has said he would stay on as a governor.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
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
If he is to be believed, can he bow out on a high?
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 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
He is not thrown out, not outgamed, not outgunned; he simply chooses to bow out.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
