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During the broadcast, an announcer spoke over the image of a fighter walking to the octagon.—
Oskar Garcia,
New York Times,
15 June 2026 Fighters walked to the octagon from various rooms in the White House (including the Oval Office) onto the Truman Balcony, making for a dramatic entrances.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026 Fighters made cinematic entrances out of the White House and into the octagon, flanked by first responders and veterans, even including a Medal of Honor recipient.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
15 June 2026 At the same time, the Ellisons have retained Jeffrey Kessler to get in the legal octagon for them if the state throws down.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for octagon
Word History
Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon