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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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Almost none of the ringside experts gave the Louisville Lip a snowball’s chance in August at Miami’s South Beach beforehand.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 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
With the interference scrambling the ringside situation, Paul got hold of the brass knuckles and used them against The Usos, allowing The Vision to secure the pinfall and win the championships.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Almost none of the ringside experts gave the Louisville Lip a snowball’s chance in August at Miami’s South Beach beforehand.
—John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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