How to Use boxer in a Sentence
boxer
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The 29-year-old boxer stepped out in a dark suit for sports’ big night.
—Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
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Novak is one of those athletes who, like a boxer, responds better when they’re punched in the face first.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
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Elena called for Harold, who ran out in his boxers — both men screamed at each other and threatened to call the cops.
—Olivia Bensimon, Curbed, 17 June 2026
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In the present, Lara meets Mari, a sarcastic and blunt high school tomboy who competes as a boxer.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
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His profile of Louis, the boxer, starts with him not talking to Talese, but talking to his wife.
—Kelefa Sanneh, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
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The couple shared an 11-year-old daughter, who lives with the Ukrainian boxer.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
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As a teenager and young adult, Tae-ha had a bright future as one of South Korea’s best young boxers.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
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The former pro boxer hyped him up as the audience cheered and, once on stage, performed a fake-out punch over Hernández’s head.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
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Among the deportees was a professional boxer, who said he was born in the Bahamas.
—ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
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Tae-ha’s mom left him after Sang-gil, who was also a boxer prior to becoming a thug, cheated in a match.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
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The opening minutes were relatively evenly matched as both teams felt each other out like boxers at the start of a major bout.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
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Whitehead took the stage at around seven, rocking at the hips like a boxer readying himself to deliver a quick knockout.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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The actress met the former world champion boxer in 2008, and the two got engaged five years later.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
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The sweatshirt-fabric robes modeled on boxers' cover-ups are a nice change up from the typical hotel offerings.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
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Meanwhile, Aidan has competed as an amateur boxer.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
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Well-built for a man of 60, with a scar across his upper abdomen, Weakfall was wearing nothing but royal blue boxer-briefs.
—Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
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His father was a former boxer, and his great-uncle Iran Barkley had been a middleweight boxing world champion.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
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The events give youth amateur boxers from the city's 22 boxing gyms a chance to show their skills in a competitive atmosphere.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, watching a video about the smartest dog breeds while sitting beside my pit bull-boxer mix, whose eyes show no thoughts of anything but treats, sleep and love.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
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Roberts suggested to Fox 8 Live that the boxer dog may have been triggered to attack after seeing him in a bright orange coat.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
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Neither is the other up-and-coming boxer at Danny’s lunch meeting with the big Vegas promoter.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
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Pilates was originally created by Joseph Pilates, who was a gymnast and a boxer.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
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Boxing is fun especially when the boxer in question is beating up criminals in East London.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
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Welsh boxer Joe Cordina was ruled out of a world title fight due to visa issues entering the United States.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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McNeeley’s manager Vinnie Vecchione jumps into the ring to stop the fight after his boxer is knocked down twice in the first round.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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Stephan James portrays Carl Weathers, who played the boxer Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
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The cheers rose in volume when Williams bounded to the center of the court and shuffled side to side like a boxer, loosening her shoulder joint and getting used to the feeling of grass beneath her feet again.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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Those who came included famous flyer Amelia Earhart and professional boxer Jack Dempsey.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
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Wladimir Klitschko, the Ukrainian boxer and brother of the mayor of Kyiv, paid tribute to his ex-fiancée on Instagram.
—Adela Suliman, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
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Jake Paul, the social media influencer turned boxer and entrepreneur, is among the latest celebrities to turn investing into a business.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 July 2026
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