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Pugilism is an English word with synonyms like boxing or fisticuffs. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Pugilism in a sentence

Pugilism meaning

Fighting with fists.

Synonyms of Pugilism

boxing fisticuffs contact sport

Related words

Other words often associated with Pugilism or its synonyms:

athletics envelopment combat packing slugfest sport enclosing fighting fistfight inclosure scrap enclosure

Using Pugilism

  • The main meaning on this page is: Fighting with fists.
  • Useful related words include: boxing, fisticuffs, contact sport.
  • In the example corpus, pugilism often appears in combinations such as: of pugilism.

Context around Pugilism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

political 1× added 1× electoral 1× modern 1×

Often after:

sometimes 1× may 1× appeared 1×

Sentence patterns with Pugilism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and modern pugilism appeared lavishly 1× arts of pugilism in the 1× era of pugilism with our 1× has added pugilism and street 1× the electoral pugilism may outwardly 1× with political pugilism sometimes distracted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and now he 1× the electoral pugilism 1× the era of 1× trump was obsessed 1× works four volumes 1×

Common sentence endings:

1813 and 1824 1× of incorrect conduct 1× of international leadership 1× of official time 1× task at hand 1× the world today 1×

Words around Pugilism

Just before it in the word index:

pughoboto 2 pugh 178 puggy 3 puget 112 pugel 7 pugachev 12

Just after it in the word index:

pugilist 11 pugilistic 10 pugilists 7 pugin 4 puglia 28 puglian 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 abasi 8

Corpus analysis for Pugilism

  • In this selection, "pugilism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, political, added, electoral, sometimes, may and appeared stand out and add context to how "pugilism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and modern pugilism appeared lavishly and arts of pugilism in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pugilism" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pugilism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And now he has added pugilism and street fight to his cocktail of incorrect conduct? (15 words)

These are the different stylistic approaches of the French arts of pugilism in the world today. (16 words)

Works Four volumes of Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism appeared, lavishly illustrated, between 1813 and 1824. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The electoral pugilism may outwardly bear semblance to the cut and thrust so familiar; but there is a creeping shift, tip-toing into full campaigning ahead of official time. (29 words)

The era of indifference to human rights, the era of obduracy around international cooperation, the era of pugilism with our allies, the era of abdication of international leadership. (28 words)

Trump was obsessed with his critics, and his preoccupation with political pugilism sometimes distracted him from the task at hand. (20 words)

Question examples

And now he has added pugilism and street fight to his cocktail of incorrect conduct? (15 words)

Example sentences (6)

Trump was obsessed with his critics, and his preoccupation with political pugilism sometimes distracted him from the task at hand.

And now he has added pugilism and street fight to his cocktail of incorrect conduct?

The electoral pugilism may outwardly bear semblance to the cut and thrust so familiar; but there is a creeping shift, tip-toing into full campaigning ahead of official time.

The era of indifference to human rights, the era of obduracy around international cooperation, the era of pugilism with our allies, the era of abdication of international leadership.

These are the different stylistic approaches of the French arts of pugilism in the world today.

Works Four volumes of Boxiana; or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism appeared, lavishly illustrated, between 1813 and 1824.

Common combinations with pugilism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of pugilism 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pugilism" in a sentence?
An example: "Trump was obsessed with his critics, and his preoccupation with political pugilism sometimes distracted him from the task at hand." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "pugilism" from authentic English texts.
What does "pugilism" mean?
Pugilism means: Fighting with fists.
What are synonyms of "pugilism"?
Common synonyms of "pugilism" include: boxing, fisticuffs, contact sport.
How many example sentences with "pugilism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "pugilism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.