How to Use arena in a Sentence

arena

noun
  • The economic arena has been dominated by that country.
  • Congress became an arena of opposing views.
  • The fire damaged the south wall of the arena and the turf.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • The Ike and Tina Revue opened in 1969 for the Stones at the arena.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • But when the replay was shown on the arena’s video board, the truth was there for all to see.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • The arena plan in San Diego puts it with stretch-and-strain distance.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The city’s largest sports arena has served as a mass shelter for most of the past three years.
    Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Flores’ asks about the steps to get a club act to an arena level.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The tour wraps up in Australia and New Zealand with four arena shows.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • To get close to the stage, the group had planned to sleep outside the arena in the freezing temperatures.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • The audience’s fists pumped and their shouts filled the air as bright red lasers flittered across the arena.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 June 2023
  • Trumpets herald the arrival of the players at the arena.
    Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The video clip captured the pair lip-syncing along to the music inside the darkened arena.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The final gig will also mark his 150th career show at the New York City arena.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023
  • And what is the challenge of leading a tour of stadiums versus the arena?
    Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The arena does not provide lockers and will not check weapons at Guest Services.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Won 71-55 before one of the loudest crowds in the arena’s very loud history.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Plenty of green wigs could be spotted around the arena as fans showed their support for O’Malley.
    Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Four decades after their heyday, Journey still plays to packed arenas around the world.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Live venues from clubs to arenas showed double-digit growth from 2022.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • By the end of the night, however, the Lakers’ home arena jumped as the team forced turnovers that fueled a run toward its first win of the season.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Netflix is eager to laugh again — and flex its dominance in the stand-up arena.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023
  • And finally, the league wants to ensure players who are being rested show up to the arena and sit on the bench.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • It was also preceded by the announcement of a 2024 arena tour that is set to launch in March.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Some 20 other quarter horses, along with a donkey and pig, roamed the pens behind the barn and arena.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The move reflects the Middle East’s growing prominence in the worldwide sports arena.
    Peter Caranicas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The structure is located near the Crypto.com arena, where the 2024 Grammy Awards will be held this Sunday.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The arena’s lower bowl appeared more than half full while the upper bowl was curtained off.
    Dave Hogg, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
  • Music blares across the arena, but Najiah can hear only her dad, in the chute with her, and her mom, cheering from the stands.
    Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Mescal's Lucius is shirtless and very fit, fighting in the arena, which looks more run down than in the original film.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024

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