How to Use boxing glove in a Sentence

boxing glove

noun
  • Red hands over the boxing gloves and a note for the next time Weecha comes around.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2023-06-02
  • This is where Steven shows up every day to put on his boxing gloves.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 2023-05-05
  • Here are some of the top contenders among the boxing glove market.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 2021-03-11
  • The mantis shrimp has a pair of odd limbs called dactyl clubs that look a bit like boxing gloves.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • There’s a speed bag outside the team’s weight room and boxing gloves and pads for players to use.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 2025-02-20
  • Punching them with a boxing glove affixed to the end of a giant spring?
    — Nicky Guerreiro, The New Yorker, 2020-11-02
  • Sydney Sweeney is dusting off her boxing gloves to get ready for her next role.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 2024-05-09
  • The mother told the teacher a brother hit Gabriel with a boxing glove.
    — Washington Post, 2020-11-11
  • There’s a set of boxing gloves lurking in that NPR tote bag.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
  • In a part of the announcement that was staged, Burnie had on giant boxing gloves.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 2023-06-11
  • Turman learned some martial arts in the Marines, but had never slipped on boxing gloves.
    — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2018-06-14
  • The second photo features a pair of baby pink boxing gloves.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The man was surrounded by his posse who was filming him on a phone and carrying a bag of boxing gloves.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The contestants have already been fitted for their boxing gloves.
    — Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And there were heels with lion paws and boxing gloves at the toes, an homage to the legendary Miguel Adrover.
    — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 2024-09-09
  • As if the two were wearing boxing gloves, these EVs traded punches with pros and cons.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2023-06-06
  • The most obvious tentacle was the one wearing a boxing glove.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In a search of the warehouse, a pair of black boxing gloves were recovered, according to the warrant.
    — Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 2025-03-10
  • While they were lined up, members put on boxing gloves and took turns punching the pledges four times in the chest, according to the petition.
    — Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The set includes a tiny punching bag with a suction cup base that attaches securely to any desk, as well as two miniature boxing gloves for your fingers.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The Irish superstar has yet to step back into the octagon with the UFC and has not laced up his boxing gloves.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 2025-01-25
  • First, the pass-interference penalties and ticky-tack grabbing got so bad that Moss resorted to wearing boxing gloves on reps in practice.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Grant asks Chris about the boxing gloves now for sale in the night store, but Katie forestalls him by running over and grabbing them, nearly flattening Chris.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
  • Kimmel remembered riding his bike down the street on a particular day, wearing boxing gloves and his mother’s sunglasses, when Escobedo spotted him.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
  • There’s archeological evidence of boxing gloves being at these sites where it was known that Black soldiers and Filipinos were sort of co-conspiring, that lends some feeling of truth to that.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The reps are so infrequent, and happen so quickly, that Kris Abrams-Draine didn’t even realize a member of his own cornerback room strapped on a set of boxing gloves in practice.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The second photo shared by Rihanna depicted two tiny boxing gloves seemingly sharing the inspiration behind their daughter’s name.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In one of the photos, Carrigan, who's also a former professional boxer, held up mini pink boxing gloves, indicating that the couple was expecting a baby girl.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Players told The Post that the Broncos’ defensive backs often use boxing gloves during training camp or during general individual drills throughout the season to protect their fingers when practicing swiping at the ball.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
  • His younger brother, who was 8 at the time, told police that Mills and Walker punished the boys by hitting them with a copper rod, punching them with boxing gloves, tying them by their wrists and ankles to a ladder with duct table, and dropping a 10-pound weight on their stomachs.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026

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