ringer
Example Sentences
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In an egg-and-spoon race, no one gets lonely or drunk, and there is unlikely to be a ringer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Farfan had a ringer about to try track for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
"I don't think Usman will have a choice. I think Khabib will have taken him back to the mountains in Dagestan after that first fight and absolutely put him through the ringer," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
“Can’t blame ya there. Went through the buggin’ ringer, you did.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
