: the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport
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: an act of enclosing in a box
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: a boxlike enclosure : casing
3
: material used for boxes and casings
Examples of boxing in a Sentence
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
Atmospheric river storms are like punches in a boxing match.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Still, the fight will go on as scheduled, and boxing fans are in for a treat.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Both posed for photos on the red carpet at the event, with Tallulah wearing yellow and black — a nod to the color of Willis' boxing robe, as seen in Tarantino's film — as well as a black hat with her father's name, Bruce, embroidered on the front.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
In the film, Kid dons a monkey mask and earns his living as a fighter at an underground boxing club.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
But scalp detoxes are the heavyweight champ in the boxing ring of hair care—a total TKO for coiffure gunk.
—Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
Nearly 87,000 more fans watched at home via pay-per-view in UFC’s shockingly bloody genesis, which was held in Colorado because of the lack of a state boxing commission.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Sporty types will be satisfied with a variety of activities to partake in–from tennis to petanque to pilates and yoga or boxing with a boxing champion—while those looking to relax can hide away in the luxurious Valmont spa or wind down with a drink by one of the property’s two pools.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
First Lieutenant Kelsey Flannery is a former boxing instructor from Kentucky.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2024
Atmospheric river storms are like punches in a boxing match.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Still, the fight will go on as scheduled, and boxing fans are in for a treat.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Both posed for photos on the red carpet at the event, with Tallulah wearing yellow and black — a nod to the color of Willis' boxing robe, as seen in Tarantino's film — as well as a black hat with her father's name, Bruce, embroidered on the front.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
In the film, Kid dons a monkey mask and earns his living as a fighter at an underground boxing club.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
But scalp detoxes are the heavyweight champ in the boxing ring of hair care—a total TKO for coiffure gunk.
—Essence, 3 Apr. 2024
Nearly 87,000 more fans watched at home via pay-per-view in UFC’s shockingly bloody genesis, which was held in Colorado because of the lack of a state boxing commission.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Sporty types will be satisfied with a variety of activities to partake in–from tennis to petanque to pilates and yoga or boxing with a boxing champion—while those looking to relax can hide away in the luxurious Valmont spa or wind down with a drink by one of the property’s two pools.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
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: construction of the base of a dental cast by building up the walls of an impression while preserving important landmarks
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