(n.) The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.
(n.) Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.
(n.) "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.
Example Sentences:
(1) At the trial Arena admitted involvement in criminal activity, but insisted he was innocent of the murders.
(2) This "gender identity movement" has brought together such unlikely collaborators as surgeons, endocrinologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, gynecologists, and research specialists into a mutually rewarding arena.
(3) I first saw them live at the location of the terror attack, Manchester Arena – then the MEN – aged 15, a teen at a gig with my friends, as many of the Grande’s fans were.
(4) Arena's final April issue goes on sale next Thursday, 12 March.
(5) Joe Gregory, parked outside the arena while waiting to pick up his girlfriend and her sister from the concert, captured its impact on his car’s dashcam.
(6) Scaf criticised the Muslim Brotherhood for its premature announcement of the results and stated it was "one of the main causes of division and confusion prevailing the political arena".
(7) With gratitude and rejoice, we commemorate the return to International arena.
(8) Flank marks, attacks, bites, and retreats were scored over a 15 min test period during which steroid-injected animals were paired in a neutral arena with vehicle-injected conspecifics.
(9) Flats by the basketball arena, which will be the site of the first ‘legacy neighbourhood’, Chobham Manor.
(10) Despite her own success in that arena arriving seemingly overnight, Debicki rarely sets foot in LA.
(11) The Senate refused to agree to this, but did agree to a $430m cut to the Arena budget.
(12) It followed the quiet death last month of Arena, which expired due to old age and lack of personality.
(13) Prince began ambushing fans in February this year, playing his first big shows since 1995 as he took over arenas in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds as well as intimate venues in London and Manchester.
(14) In 2004, fewer than 100,000 tickets were sold for arena standup gigs.
(15) Celebrities from Justin Bieber to Spike Lee were on hand for the opening of a spectacle that mixes circus tricks with the music of the late King of Pop – a pairing that has already proved lucrative for Cirque on the road with the arena show, Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour .
(16) They were crestfallen at the end, Van Buyten departing the arena close to tears with this surely the 36-year-old’s last involvement at a major finals.
(17) A retrospective evaluation of 136 newborns treated with mechanical ventilation between 1983 and 1989 at the chilean's southernmost regional hospital of Punta Arenas is presented.
(18) Bayern's director of sport, Matthias Sammer, had earlier played down reports suggesting that Thiago was heading to the Allianz Arena.
(19) As a result, the procedure, on ethical grounds, has a small place in the arena of family planning.
(20) To use a slightly dodgy analogy, standing one's moral ground in the midst of free-market capitalism might be a delusion akin to the idea of Socialism In One Country: if you believe in the usual left-liberal bundle of causes, politics is probably the best arena to pursue them, rather than fixating on what you do with your money.
Colosseum
Definition:
(n.) The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.
Example Sentences:
(1) Subtle lighting gives a magical beauty to the assorted ruins below, the Colosseum looming in the background.
(2) Free entrance to citizens of the EU who are under 18 or over 65 Villa Celimontana and Parco del Celio on the Celio Hill Photograph: Alamy The Celio hill – up above the Colosseum and a good place to escape to if you are flagging from the rigours of visiting the archaeological heart of the city – boasts numerous Roman remains, several very early churches and two interlinked parks.
(3) For the bigger sides they take place at unique landmarks: The Colosseum, Trafalgar Square, Brandenburg Gate, Champs-Élysées and so on.” With one very noticeable exception, however.
(4) How they line up AEG Owner Controlled by Philip Anschutz, for sale with $10bn price tag Selected venues London O2 Arena, Staples Centre in Los Angeles, Colosseum at Caesar's Palace, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane Artists Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, America's Got Talent tour Festivals Coachella, New Orleans Jazz Festival, RockNess in Scotland Sports LA Galaxy, LA Lakers, ESPN X Games, Barclays ATP World Tour finals, media partner with owner of Tour de France Live Nation Owner Listed company with $2bn valuation Results for 3 months to end of September Revenues: $1.96bn Adjusted operating income: $202.4m Attendance at concerts outside US: Up 29% yr-on-yr to 4.27m Biggest ticketing artists of 2012 (in order) Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Coldplay, Jay Z, Westlife, Metallica UK festivals Wireless, Hard Rock Calling, Creamfields, Latitude, Download
(5) The Colosseum still stands, the Trevi fountain still sparkles and 91 former Popes still rest peacefully in their tombs at St Peter's Basilica.
(6) For Dene Hofheinz Anton, there are echoes in this trip of her father’s Astrodome-related fact-finding missions during its development, visiting Rome to learn about the Colosseum and the dome-shaped Palazzetto dello Sport basketball stadium.
(7) Many did flock to the colosseums to see His blade flash and dab down to third man for a couple.
(8) John’s gingerbread Colosseum was amazing,” says Sue.
(9) They include Gambardella's enviable flat near the Colosseum (which is not, however, open for visits), the Janiculum hill and the ancient Caracalla baths.
(10) But he was missing that spark of invention that Whaite and Morton were able to conjure up, whether creating a gingerbread barn or a colosseum.
(11) While passengers at Tiburtina, one of Rome’s main train stations and just a 10-minute ride from the Colosseum, tinkled on the station’s piano or stopped off for an ice cream, outside there were more urgent matters at hand.
(12) And, having witnessed two closures last month of the Colosseum due to wildcat strikes , he is also keenly aware of the capital's need to improve and capitalise on the showcasing of its cultural treasures.
(13) Now, though, he wants to turn his attention to the less lovely parts of Il Bel Paese, far from the Colosseum and the Rialto bridge: the suburbs.
(14) Over time, challenges became more perilously architectural – a croquembouche (choux puff tower) in season two, and in season three a gingerbread building (the eventual winner, John, re-created the Roman Colosseum).
(15) That the pair want to be seen together is obvious – nobody goes on a date to the Colosseum in an effort to avoid crowds – but it is Swift who has been the lightning rod for the ridiculous commentary on it.
(16) But after 30,000 strikers forced the closure of the Colosseum on Friday as they marched in Rome against the government's public sector cuts, political support for austerity in the eurozone's third-largest economy is looking increasingly fragile.
(17) AEG controls a glittering array of assets including London's O2 Arena, the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, and festivals including Coachella in California, owns David Beckham's former club LA Galaxy, and is an investor in the LA Lakers basketball team.
(18) After catching malaria from a mosquito bite in the Colosseum, she fell desperately ill and for many months seemed close to death.
(19) The disruption even spread to the Colosseum, which temporarily shut its doors to visitors after staff walked out.
(20) He has turned the road around the Colosseum into a partially-pedestrianised area and has closed a highly controversial landfill site.