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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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Afterward, Moxley told Don Callis, who was at ringside on commentary, that Kazuchika Okada knows where to find him.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Even with Joe Rogan ringside bringing color commentary in Sin City tomorrow night, that’s gotta hurt Paramount+ almost as much as losing part of the bread and circuses spotlight to Netflix and a skinny guy Spider-manning up the 11th tallest building in the world with the wind whipping around him.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Afterward, Moxley told Don Callis, who was at ringside on commentary, that Kazuchika Okada knows where to find him.
—Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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 30 Jan. 2026.
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