prizefight
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of prizefight
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Watching the video, the officers look more like referees or audience members at a prizefight, not adults charged with the care and supervision of young people," Mr Bonta said at a press conference on Monday.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars in a much-awaited sequel that had all the hype — and more — of a Manny Pacquaio prizefight.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
The most exciting series of the young baseball season, a three-day prizefight between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres that exceeded the sky-high expectations, ended Sunday the way the first two games went.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2021
A primary example was the prizefight champion Beau Jack.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 8, 2020
As the hands on the big clock closed in on nine o’clock, the air buzzed with expectancy, like the tension before a prizefight.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
