[
US
/ɝˈinə/
]
[ UK /ɐɹˈiːnɐ/ ]
[ UK /ɐɹˈiːnɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
- a playing field where sports events take place
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a particular environment or walk of life
it was a closed area of employment
his social sphere is limited
he's out of my orbit
How To Use arena In A Sentence
- The critical step is for clinicians to be willing to enter the arena and to participate.
- We should look to the glory and splendor of the arena … Where even the most untalented one-hit-wonder will be able to regain a sliver of dignity before their untimely demise. 2010 February « The Graveyard
- Our participation in the policy and political arenas must be consistent and reliable.
- His entry into the takeaway arena was somewhat fortuitous. Times, Sunday Times
- The result is a species of amphitheatric arena, in which any of the dramatic exhibitions, that are so pleasing to this spectacle-loving nation, may be enacted. Recollections of Europe
- The run is a 825-metre stampede from the corral where the bulls are kept to the outdoor bullfighting arena where they will be invariably killed by matadors later in the day.
- No mean feat when you consider the total area of the arena covers more than five football pitches. Times, Sunday Times
- He left the arena to loud applause.
- But in the context of the American culture wars in the political arena, it's an entirely apt and appropriate choice.
- Thus, arguments for participatory democracy focus on the inactivity of the large majority of the people in the political arena today.
