How to Use arena in a Sentence

arena

noun
  • The economic arena has been dominated by that country.
  • Congress became an arena of opposing views.
  • The Biden case has unfolded rapidly — at least in the public arena.
    Dan Balz, Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2023
  • But still, there’s plenty of work to do, including in the nonprofit arena.
    Brigit Helms, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The arena’s production staff had some fun with Florida, too.
    Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The show swaps in fair Verona for a raucous underground rave, which could also double as a laser tag arena.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The music is still propulsive with arena-ready moments, but is laced with deeper, more introspective themes.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In the arena of medicine, the stakes for making or influencing choices for others can be especially high.
    Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In the past, city officials had pushed for the arena to move, due to its location over the transit hub of Penn Station.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The archaeologists also found bone fragments from some of the animals that fought in the arena; bears, lions and leopards among them.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The fire damaged the south wall of the arena and the turf.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • The Ike and Tina Revue opened in 1969 for the Stones at the arena.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The project needs to work around the busy fall and spring seasons at the arena.
    Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • But when the replay was shown on the arena’s video board, the truth was there for all to see.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
  • The arena plan in San Diego puts it with stretch-and-strain distance.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The city’s largest sports arena has served as a mass shelter for most of the past three years.
    Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Flores’ asks about the steps to get a club act to an arena level.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The tour wraps up in Australia and New Zealand with four arena shows.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The two are the front-runners for WNBA rookie of the year, and fans have sold out arenas around the league to see them.
    Kareem Copeland, Washington Post, 20 July 2024
  • To get close to the stage, the group had planned to sleep outside the arena in the freezing temperatures.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, New York Times, 29 July 2023
  • The audience’s fists pumped and their shouts filled the air as bright red lasers flittered across the arena.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 June 2023
  • Gymnasts will flip and turn in the same downtown arena where the Lakers and Sparks play.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Trumpets herald the arrival of the players at the arena.
    Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Yes, there may be a crew hired to clean the arena after the match, but that’s no excuse to treat your seats like a pig stye.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 July 2024
  • Berman’s Mountain Brook teams won six straight games in that arena.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The arena, which can hold over 6,000 people, wasn't big enough to hold all those who wanted to see Trump.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Russell jumped off the bench and sprinted to help him back up, Davis putting his hands in the air while applause filled the arena.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • In her post, Reese mentioned the packed arena for the Sky-Liberty game.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • The video clip captured the pair lip-syncing along to the music inside the darkened arena.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The final gig will also mark his 150th career show at the New York City arena.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2023

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