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retire gracefully
He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship -
remove oneself from an obligation
He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved
How To Use bow out In A Sentence
- In some cases, light is reflected twice by each rain drop, forming a larger, fainter secondary rainbow outside the primary rainbow.
- Her left arm by her side, her right elbow out at an angle and her forearm shaking like a pneumatic drill.
- After a lucky thirteen episodes, Crawford decided that Frank Spencer should bow out.
- After thirty years in politics, he feels it is time to bow out.
- He will bow out after his couture collection in January. Times, Sunday Times
- After thirty years in politics, he feels it is time to bow out.
- But the reality telly favourite has finally decided to bow out, leaving producers struggling to find stars for another series. The Sun
- After thirty years in politics, he feels it is time to bow out.
- But the pressure of two jobs plus motherhood forced her to bow out. The Sun
- They began their Springbok lives together but both reject suggestions that they plan to bow out at Twickenham.
