prizefight

noun

prize·fight | \ ˈprīz-ˌfīt

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Definition of prizefight

: a professional boxing match

Examples of prizefight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the outcome of this prizefight in at Allen Fieldhouse will depend upon the dozens and dozens of small acts within the game. — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "Road matchup with No. 3 Kansas a measuring stick game for No. 8 Texas," 1 Jan. 2021 Two years of breathless coverage of TikTok as a fresh-faced force of delight and opportunity has made the app feel like an underdog bet in a prizefight against entrenched ne’er-do-wells, such as Trump and Facebook. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "For Whom the Tok Tiks," 6 Aug. 2020 For George, the Seven Years’ War (known as the French and Indian War in the U.S.) also meant a political prizefight at home. — Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, "These Newly Digitized Military Maps Explore the World of George III," 26 Feb. 2020 Purcell Marian landed some shots and turned the game's final minutes into a prizefight. — Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com, "Purcell Marian girls basketball stumbles at free-throw line in regional final defeat," 7 Mar. 2020 Presidential races, Sharpton said, are like prizefights. — Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, "Democrats concerned and Trump emboldened following Iowa Democratic debate," 15 Jan. 2020 The movie sets up a kind of prizefight between the master manipulator, Frank Langella as Nixon, and the out-of-his-depth entertainer. — Don Steinberg, WSJ, "For Filmmakers, Watergate Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving," 23 Oct. 2018 The 35,000-seat horseshoe saw decades of high school football on fall Fridays, college football on Saturdays, occasional NFL games, rodeos, dirt-track auto racing, circuses, prizefights, Easter sunrise services and music. — Washington Post, "Icon to eyesore: Storied Akron Rubber Bowl awaits demolition," 9 June 2018 Bevin bells open and close the New York Stock Exchange, mark rounds at prizefights and call kids to ice cream trucks. — Laurencia Ciprus, courant.com, "A B&B In Belltown: Bevin House Buyer Planned A Quick Flip, Then Fell In Love With It," 18 May 2018

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“Prizefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prizefight. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

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prizefight

noun

English Language Learners Definition of prizefight

: a fight between two professional boxers for money

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