gladiatorial
Example Sentences
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The instinct goes even further, suggesting that what should be celebrated above all else is the idea of the lone hero, the one who covers themselves in the glory of gladiatorial combat.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
“The important point,” Mr. Sidebottom notes, “is the Romans unanimously believed another people had invented gladiatorial fights.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
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 ● Nov. 24, 2025
That isn’t enough to sway the gladiatorial majority, which is mostly made up of men grinning at the fattening piggy bank suspended above them.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
Demons were perched all around me on derelict equipment and abandoned train cars like the audience of a gladiatorial match.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
