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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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Even with his famous father shouting furiously at ringside, Chávez fought tentatively and tepidly against Paul, who patiently controlled the ring and landed just enough to win rounds.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 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
Camara looks fatigued and the ringside doctor is checking here left eye after every round.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Even with his famous father shouting furiously at ringside, Chávez fought tentatively and tepidly against Paul, who patiently controlled the ring and landed just enough to win rounds.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 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 25 Jul. 2025.
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