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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Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The company is likely going to either be among the first to figure this out, or at least get a ringside seat to see how it's done.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
The ringside physician interprets the results and decides who can or cannot fight.
—New York Times, 29 July 2022
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Noun
Cody, wearing business attire, attacked Drew at ringside and through the crowd.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The company is likely going to either be among the first to figure this out, or at least get a ringside seat to see how it's done.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
The ringside physician interprets the results and decides who can or cannot fight.
—New York Times, 29 July 2022
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“Ringside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringside. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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