bolter

Example Sentences

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For whatever reason, in the northern hemisphere at least, the concept of a bolter has become synonymous with Lions squad selection.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

Four shots back, Cameron Young is in the bolter category, a rookie American whose father is a pro at New York's Sleepy Hollow, not a description you could apply to the Old Course on Saturday.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2022

The league’s biggest surprise, Cleveland acquired the 27-year-old LeVert to bolter their offense and get the Cavs closer to an Eastern Conference title.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2022

The league's biggest surprise, Cleveland acquired the 27-year-old LeVert to bolter their offense and get the Cavs closer to an Eastern Conference title.

From Fox News • Feb. 8, 2022

Clerk-Maxwell can't undertake Newton, and hints X. But I won't have X.—he is too much of a bolter to go into the tandem.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Huxley, Thomas Henry