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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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The Champagne was waiting at our outdoor table, which offered a ringside seat to a glowing sunset and the rising lamplight of villages on the other side of the lake.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 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
Zayn won the ringside scrap, which will continue developing over the next few weeks.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The Champagne was waiting at our outdoor table, which offered a ringside seat to a glowing sunset and the rising lamplight of villages on the other side of the lake.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 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 19 Sep. 2024.
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