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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Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Lance Barrow had a ringside seat to the events of that day as the coordinating producer for CBS’s golf coverage of the 69th Masters Tournament.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2014
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
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Noun
On Saturday, April 12, the 78-year-old president and a few members of his administration — including Elon Musk, Kash Patel and Hines' husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — attended the fighting match and sat ringside at the Kaseya Center.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Lance Barrow had a ringside seat to the events of that day as the coordinating producer for CBS’s golf coverage of the 69th Masters Tournament.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Because of their network of telescope sites, Slooh will have a ringside seat to this event and so will everyone tuning in.
—Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2014
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
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“Ringside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringside. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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