gladiatorial

Example Sentences

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Loyalty, it would seem, means nothing in the gladiatorial arena of the annual song contest.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The origins of gladiatorial combat are unknown, though it was generally agreed by the Romans that it had been a foreign import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Generally, emperors sponsored gladiatorial games to boost their popularity and to showcase their might.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

It is gladiatorial – it is all Hardy knows.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

So did Dorothy Fowler, who fumed to a visitor one day, “This community doesn’t want academic excellence. It wants a gladiatorial spectacle on a Friday night.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger