bogy
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Lopez-Chacarra overcame a triple bogy on the long par-4 seventh and tied Sargent for the lead with a short birdie on the par-4 15th.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
In the 1950s, 3D was wheeled out to upstage television, the industry bogy of that era.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2010
Within the last few days," said he, "the bogy of another inflation period has again been raised.
From Time Magazine Archive
But there was another bogy: in an alternate method, hormone pellets are implanted in the steer's ear or neck for gradual absorption.
From Time Magazine Archive
They came to regard it as a kind of bogy or extra-natural force, which acted to oppress the poor in order to maintain certain personal privileges.
From Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies by Sir Leslie Stephen
Defending champion Nick Taylor, who had been in a share of the lead after two rounds, slipped back to tied-fifth with a disappointing 70 that included four bogies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Wu, the Chinese player who finished in a tie for 79th in Spain last year, took the early lead after making eight birdies and no bogies in a round of 8-under 63.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Osswald made eight birdie putts and had four bogies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2022
The book emphasized the critical importance of conquering such "bogies of the imagination" as "If you are forced down at sea, a shark is sure to amputate your leg."
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2021
Puffskein is a scavenger that will eat anything from leftovers to spiders, but it has a particular preference for sticking its tongue up the nose of sleeping wizards and eating their bogies.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
