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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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Earlier this month, Ellison met Trump briefly while the two men were sitting ringside at a UFC fight in New Jersey, according to video footage shared online.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 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
That night, Jones even walked over to where Trump sat ringside with Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, sons Don Jr. and Eric, Kid Rick, Vivek Ramaswamy, singer Jelly Roll and others and handed him his UFC title belt.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Earlier this month, Ellison met Trump briefly while the two men were sitting ringside at a UFC fight in New Jersey, according to video footage shared online.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 18 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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