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Examples of boxing glove in a Sentence
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Sydney Sweeney is dusting off her boxing gloves to get ready for her next role.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Lucas is portrayed in boxing gloves, ready to sock it to him.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
In a video posted on X by Jeff Ruby himself, the namesake restauranteur, Stallone was shown receiving a dessert shaped like a golden boxing glove.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
There’s a pair of leather boxing gloves (an ode to Hemingway’s many bar fights), as well as a collection of antique typewriters: throughout his tenure, Field would leave out typewriters for bar regulars to write letters and continue the bar’s rich literary heritage.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
Other beach-goers danced, flung Frisbees and footballs, kicked soccer balls and even duked it out in boxing gloves.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2024
The women started their training session by putting on boxing gloves and throwing punches with trainers Mike, a former Navy SEAL, and Nathan before taking it to the mat.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
Each episode features a group of willing contestants trying (and often failing) to navigate a series of obstacle courses, from bouncing on giant red balls to trying not to get sucker punched by mechanical boxing gloves.
—Emily Smith, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
There’s Muhammad Ali fitting a boxing glove on a youngster and Serena Williams offering a tennis lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1811, in the meaning defined above
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“Boxing glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxing%20glove. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
boxing glove
noun
: one of a pair of padded leather mittens worn in boxing
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