coliseum
Example Sentences
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The rattlesnakes are rounded up in the second weekend of March and then taken to a coliseum, where tens of thousands of visitors watch organizers milk their venom.
From Reuters
“We do not know how long that will take at this time. The university has begun notifying groups that have reserved the coliseum and has advised them to find alternate locations.”
From Seattle Times
Angered, he later lifted the dulcimer through the open window of an equipment van parked behind the coliseum.
From Washington Post
Players are depicted like gladiators in a coliseum.
From Salon
The commission inducted her into its court of honor at the coliseum last year.
From New York Times
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