1
: the area just outside a ring especially in which a contest occurs
2
: a place that affords a close view
: being at the ringside
a ringside seat
Examples of ringside in a Sentence
Noun
We were seated at ringside.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
The couple was accused in a lawsuit in October of knowing about a ringside announcer who allegedly abused young boys for years and doing nothing about it.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2014
The expressive descriptions of her field trips to Siberia are the most engaging sections of the book, providing a ringside seat to the discomforts and thrills of a geological expedition.
—Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
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Noun
The pair has addressed lawmakers in Washington, D.C., sat ringside at a UFC fight in New York City, and attended a rocket launch in South Texas.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
The couple was accused in a lawsuit in October of knowing about a ringside announcer who allegedly abused young boys for years and doing nothing about it.
—Aris Folley, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Because of their network of telescope sites, Slooh will have a ringside seat to this event and so will everyone tuning in.
—Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2014
The expressive descriptions of her field trips to Siberia are the most engaging sections of the book, providing a ringside seat to the discomforts and thrills of a geological expedition.
—Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
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“Ringside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringside. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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