How to Use dugout in a Sentence

dugout

noun
  • The wait in the dugout was long.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The teams watched from their dugouts.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Roberts ran out of the dugout to greet him.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The pair slapped hands on their way back to the dugout.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
  • Doug Rau, who came out of the dugout.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Vázquez, who looked stunned, then made his way to the dugout.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • By that point, the dugout was in an uproar.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There were none of those doubts in the Dodgers’ dugout.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The boys can ring them out then put them around their necks in the dugout.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • There have been a couple of changes in the dugout, though.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Willis raised his arms as his teammates rushed from the dugout.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2022
  • The new skipper watched it all from the top step of the dugout.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Gausman could’ve once again watched his lead slip away from the dugout.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The players could feel it, too, in the dugout and on the field.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Scherzer stepped out of the dugout, tipped his cap, and the crowd roared.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Might want to stay in the dugout all weekend, Jim.
    — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The mood in the Tar Heels' dugout changed in the ninth.
    — ABC News, 14 June 2026
  • Rushing broke his bat over his leg and slammed his leg guard on the dugout bench.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Not everyone on the team was in the dugout at the end.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • There's no debating that a ball was thrown at a dugout.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
  • Mize and Cabrera shared smiles on their way back to the dugout.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2021
  • The matchup also came with a dugout subplot.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Nuno had retreated to his dugout, head in hands.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Ohtani jogged back to the dugout to get ready to pitch in the bottom of the frame.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Fans loved the espresso machine in the dugout.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Then, the only cheers heard were those of the Dodgers dugout.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The guy kissing teammates on both cheeks at the end of the dugout?
    — Maria Torres, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Buehler threw his glove against a dugout wall after being pulled.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Not every player wore the medal all the way back to the dugout.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

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