ringside
1 of 2noun
ring·side ˈriŋ-ˌsīd 
1
: the area just outside a ring especially in which a contest occurs
2
: a place that affords a close view
ringside
2 of 2adjective
: being at the ringside
a ringside seat
Example Sentences
Noun We were seated at ringside.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 For Westminster, her ringside fees start at $1,000, with an extra $800 bonus if the dog wins best in show. Christine Mui, Fortune, 23 June 2022 Hart – incensed over how the Survivor Series match ended – trashed the ringside area and punched McMahon during a backstage altercation. al, 19 May 2022 After sitting ringside to watch his brother Logan Paul take part in the first day of WrestleMania on Saturday at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Paul was in Houston sitting courtside for Sunday night's Rockets-Timberwolves game. Matt Young, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022 Tickets are $100 for ringside, $70 lower level and $40 general admission. John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022 As Shields, an unbeaten 26-year-old American who outboxed and outclassed Kozin over 10 rounds, was analyzing the fight with an interviewer at ringside, the British boxer Savannah Marshall and her promoter joined the conversation. New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022 Randy Orton is popular enough on his own accord, but Riddle continues to be one of the best ringside cheerleaders, tirelessly whipping this crowd into a frenzy for Orton. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 But sports celebrities in ringside seats hinted at Davis’s appeal among his pro athlete peers. New York Times, 6 Dec. 2021 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 Ayres, a seventysomething lifelong Republican, has a ringside seat on the partisan generation gap facing the GOP. Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Riverside seating is at a premium, with just a few tables on the terrace above the sidewalk, but those tables are like a ringside seat in New Orleans. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Sep. 2021 And this combination has given him a ringside seat in watching how the pandemic has changed the way teachers teach and children learn. Nick Morrison, Forbes, 28 June 2021 As editor of the FT, Barber also had a ringside seat for two of the biggest business stories of his lifetime: the 2008 financial crisis and its long aftermath of austerity in Europe, and the 2016 Brexit vote. Oliver Staley, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2021 Rahaman Ali had a ringside seat for nearly all of his brother’s life. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020 Rahaman Ali had a ringside seat for nearly all of his brother’s life. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020 See More
Noun
Kid Rock appeared ringside, but sadly, there was no sign of Trash Tammy. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 For Westminster, her ringside fees start at $1,000, with an extra $800 bonus if the dog wins best in show. Christine Mui, Fortune, 23 June 2022 Hart – incensed over how the Survivor Series match ended – trashed the ringside area and punched McMahon during a backstage altercation. al, 19 May 2022 After sitting ringside to watch his brother Logan Paul take part in the first day of WrestleMania on Saturday at the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Paul was in Houston sitting courtside for Sunday night's Rockets-Timberwolves game. Matt Young, Chron, 4 Apr. 2022 Tickets are $100 for ringside, $70 lower level and $40 general admission. John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Mar. 2022 As Shields, an unbeaten 26-year-old American who outboxed and outclassed Kozin over 10 rounds, was analyzing the fight with an interviewer at ringside, the British boxer Savannah Marshall and her promoter joined the conversation. New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022 Randy Orton is popular enough on his own accord, but Riddle continues to be one of the best ringside cheerleaders, tirelessly whipping this crowd into a frenzy for Orton. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 But sports celebrities in ringside seats hinted at Davis’s appeal among his pro athlete peers. New York Times, 6 Dec. 2021 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 Ayres, a seventysomething lifelong Republican, has a ringside seat on the partisan generation gap facing the GOP. Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Riverside seating is at a premium, with just a few tables on the terrace above the sidewalk, but those tables are like a ringside seat in New Orleans. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Sep. 2021 And this combination has given him a ringside seat in watching how the pandemic has changed the way teachers teach and children learn. Nick Morrison, Forbes, 28 June 2021 As editor of the FT, Barber also had a ringside seat for two of the biggest business stories of his lifetime: the 2008 financial crisis and its long aftermath of austerity in Europe, and the 2016 Brexit vote. Oliver Staley, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2021 Rahaman Ali had a ringside seat for nearly all of his brother’s life. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020 Rahaman Ali had a ringside seat for nearly all of his brother’s life. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1896, in the meaning defined above