bouncer

Example Sentences

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“We think of this as having a bouncer at the front door looking at what’s coming in, and then another bouncer at the back door being like, ‘Well, what’s going out?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"Then, when some guy needed a bouncer, fifth gear and bang!"

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

White-ball captain Harry Brook had to apologise after being involved in an altercation with a night-club bouncer on the eve-of-Ashes tour of New Zealand.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Glenn walked toward another bar, where he got into an argument with a bouncer who denied him entry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

The big bouncer leaned over me like a lunar eclipse.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben