gladiatorial
Example Sentences
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If you tuned into the Culture, Media and Sport committee hearing on Monday expecting a gladiatorial showdown, you'd have been left wondering where the swords were.
From BBC
The press release describes it as "a large scale Ancient Rome gladiatorial epic" based on the same 1958 non-fiction book by Daniel Mannix that is said to have inspired, yes, "Gladiator."
From Salon
And don’t worry, as well as gladiatorial battles, Those About to Die will also feature the spectacle of chariot racing, according to NBCUniversal television and streaming’s president of scripted content Lisa Katz.
From The Verge
Sprinters might be described as the rock stars of cycling - the most gladiatorial and combative riders.
From BBC
"It was quite weird doing kids' stuff on a Saturday and then on a Tuesday in the Empire you were kind of doing that sort of a political gladiatorial venue," he says.
From BBC
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