hat in the ring

Example Sentences

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Before you throw your hat in the ring, be warned: It is a lot of work, there is very little pay, and there are some very specific requirements that must be met to be cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

“I got my energy back, and I threw my hat in the ring, and I said — I actually said this during my interview — ‘You don’t want me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Infrastructure investor Covalis, supported by French firm Suez, has also reportedly thrown its hat in the ring, in a deal which could lead to the break-up of the debt-ridden water giant.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

In March of 2023, I had the opportunity to put my hat in the ring for Executive Chef at the new Flat Iron Hotel with the Indigo Road Hospitality Group and the rest was history.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

He’d be damned if this bunch of poltroons were going to keep him from throwing his hat in the ring.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor