How to Use gladiator in a Sentence

gladiator

noun

• Of course, the gladiators were slaves—but some of them won their freedom.
  — Martin Amis, Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
• Like a gladiator in the pit, the show earns a thumbs up to fight another day.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 18 July 2024
• What if Ashur had lived and ended up in charge of his own gladiator school?
  — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
• These gladiator sandals are easy to slip on thanks to elastic straps.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
• Try out the modern-day gladiators with cool styles to shop below.
  — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 June 2026
• To get there, though, Grande first had to battle a gladiator.
  — Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
• Two gladiators were matched in a duel.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
• The models filed out, circling the dirt track like gladiators.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
• Or a romantic white cotton blouse with a white slim skirt fringed in black and worn with gladiator heels.
  — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 1 Oct. 2017
• Female gladiators were so rare there was no name for them in Latin or Greek.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
• In this new episode the boot camp is transformed into a gladiator-style arena.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
• Refresh your shoe stand with a new pair of gladiator sandals, boat shoes, and slingback heels.
  — Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 8 Apr. 2025
• That would be quite the movie-date night with men dressed up as gladiators, and women in pink fairy dresses and pointy hat witch get-up.
  — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
• The hero who puts the glad in gladiator is also getting a live-action remake.
  — James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
• During gladiator fights, women were allowed to sit only in the worst seats, next to the slaves.
  — Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
• Momoa’s character replies as the clip shifts to him dressed as a fierce gladiator rapping about his love for the era.
  — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2023
• Meanwhile, Olivia and her merry band of gladiators will stop at nothing to get to the truth.
  — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2017
• See the full list of Season 1 gladiator names and the trailer here.
  — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
• Cussing in a gladiator sport like football shouldn’t draw much attention.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
• Galen of Pergamon learned about the brain from tending to the wounds of the gladiators.
  — Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
• The bold, knee-high gladiator heels offered in a range of bright colors from vibrant yellow to blue, red and black.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 May 2017
• Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
• The various gladiators sit and giggle about all of the drug use and hooking up that happened on the bus.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2023
• Add ballet flats or gladiator sandals to complete the look.
  — Emma Greene, InStyle, 26 June 2026
• What does a gladiator have to do to get some Spaghetti Carbonara?
  — Scott Simon, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
• What remains to be seen is whether fans who see the films as a double feature will wear gladiator skirts and witch hats to the theater.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 11 July 2024
• What is the name of the amphitheater in ancient Rome where gladiators fought?
  — Alex Vance, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
• The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
• Dior revealed these kicks in a lace-up, gladiator style, while Balmain’s had a glossy leather finish.
  — Andrea Bossi, Essence, 13 Mar. 2025
• Timon and Pumbaa are caught and are getting groomed to be put in the gladiator ring.
  — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022