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dugout

[duhg-out] / ˈdʌgˌaʊt /
NOUN
hollowed area
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The 22-year-old was an unused substitute in the country's send-off friendly win against Curacao, which was also Steve Clarke's last game in the dugout at Hampden Park.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

At the top of the dugout stairs, he put his hand over his heart and acknowledged the cheering crowd.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

"There's mental fatigue and turmoil in the dugout, I can understand that," he told Test Match Special.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Snell threw two pitches to Hao-Yu Lee and then, after a conversation with home plate umpire Chris Guccione, headed off the field and disappeared down the dugout tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Once the bonobos were secured in the truck, it hit me: They had to fly north, then take the cages by dugout canoe up the Congo River until they reached the release site.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Eastern Ukraine used to feel like a throwback to the Western Front in World War One, with trenches and dugouts reinforced against artillery and snipers.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

His face bore the extreme exhaustion typical of men who have spent too long in front-line dugouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

As the American League stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, a rarely contemplated reality started to dawn in both dugouts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino added: "It's really scary. It's terrifying. I mean, we all sit in these dugouts every night and in a lot of ways you kind of feel like sitting ducks."

From BBC Jun. 20, 2025

We went into one of the dugouts and sat on the bench.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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