prize ring

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noun

a ring where prizefights take place; boxing ring.

the sport of prizefighting.

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Origin of prize ring

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby prize ring

prize court, prizefight, prize flag, prize money, prizer, prize ring, prizewinner, prizeworthy, PRK, PRM, p.r.n.

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How to use prize ring in a sentence

A lot of people ring in the New Year with vows to lose weight and exercise.
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Fred Logevall at Cornell won the Pulitzer Prize and is a diplomatic historian; he just started a book on Kennedy.
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These brave souls took an icy dip in the ocean to ring in 2015 and raise money for charity.
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Some things never change as we wring out the old year and ring in the new one.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So I remember when Altman won the prize, he went up and said some version of, “Too little, too late.”
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When Yima pressed the earth with this ring, the genius of the Earth, Aramaîti, responded to his wish and order.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
I plainly heard a noise upon the cover of my closet like that of a cable, and the grating of it as it passed through the ring.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
I desired the captain would please to accept this ring in return of his civilities, which he absolutely refused.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Whoever succeeded in getting the ring on his stick won the game, and carried the prize home as a sign of victory.
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British Dictionary definitions for prize ring

prize ring

noun

the enclosed area or ring used by prizefighters

the prize ring the sport of prizefighting

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