Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumblebums
Noun
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But Ford had stripped these two unpainted entries down to the chassis, like prizefighters shedding final pounds before weigh-in.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026 -
Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To his credit, the bloodied Yankees fan fought back much better than most pugilists who give up the high ground.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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Thus, in a moment celebrated by the poet Martial in his Liber de Spectaculis, the emperor Titus freed two gladiators on the opening day of the Colosseum.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Then the two boxers pound the daylights out of each other.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Starting pitchers are their boxers.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
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