Examples of pugilist in a Sentence
a pugilist with the trademark of the boxing ring: a nose that showed signs of having been broken on more than one occasion
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The 36-year-old Irish martial arts fighter announced his intentions to take on the 29-year-old pugilist Tuesday.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Texas Democrat has quickly emerged as among the most prominent of the Democrats’ young and rising stars, carving out a reputation as a fierce partisan pugilist ready to take on conservatives over some of the hottest topics being debated in the Capitol.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Huston’s heart is certainly in the right place and the narrative corner he’s written for Mike to fight his way out of isn’t an untenable one for a pugilist melodrama.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The pugilists completed all eight rounds, sparking some grumbling online that Paul was holding back against Tyson in some way.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Texas Democrat has quickly emerged as among the most prominent of the Democrats’ young and rising stars, carving out a reputation as a fierce partisan pugilist ready to take on conservatives over some of the hottest topics being debated in the Capitol.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Huston’s heart is certainly in the right place and the narrative corner he’s written for Mike to fight his way out of isn’t an untenable one for a pugilist melodrama.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The pugilists completed all eight rounds, sparking some grumbling online that Paul was holding back against Tyson in some way.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Pugilist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pugilist. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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