prize ring
Americannoun
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a ring where prizefights take place; boxing ring.
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the sport of prizefighting.
noun
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the enclosed area or ring used by prizefighters
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the sport of prizefighting
Etymology
Origin of prize ring
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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“In the prize ring of life,” John Updike once noted, “few of us would have lasted 10 rounds with Colette.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2019
Years back, the 28-year veteran promised his late mother, Shirley, that he would quit the prize ring after he turned 40.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2016
Here’s a look at how three legends of the prize ring see it playing out.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2015
Sock for sock, the prize ring cannot compare with its cinema counterpart for fury, excitement, sustained pace; this, in spite of the fact that few actors are natural sockers.
From Time Magazine Archive
They circled each other like fighters in a prize ring.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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