How to Use kickboxing in a Sentence

kickboxing

noun
  • But her right jab at her kickboxing gym?
    — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Tae kwon do, kickboxing, wushu, kung fu, jeet kune do, capoeira, krav maga.
    — Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The two men fought twice in kickboxing, splitting their series.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Others need a pair of workout shorts that don’t ride up during their kickboxing class.
    — Leta Shy, SELF, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Spurs have become that kickboxing sparring partner who gives you a rest from the snipers on the mat.
    — Phil Hay, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • And then my parents got me into grappling, which is like wrestling, and kickboxing.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 10 June 2025
  • Then a friend from his kickboxing days called from Romania.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • So plan to meet your work wife for lunch or head to an after-work activity with friends, like a kickboxing class.
    — Judy Koutsky, Good Housekeeping, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Walking our dog or doing yoga and kickboxing with my husband.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 22 July 2021
  • Bouafia uses his length well and uses a technical kickboxing style.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Bouafia uses his length well and uses a technical kickboxing style.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • But, as things stand, the fight is just a pipe dream for the former two-division kickboxing world champion.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • But Vikander's first scene shows her in a kickboxing ring, taking a blow to the face from her opponent.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Both Brazilians throw bombs, and there’s a good chance this winds up being a kickboxing match with a few sequences on the ground.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Saturday is an upper body strength training day and a kickboxing cardio class.
    — Women's Health, 13 July 2023
  • Muay Thai, tae kwon do and kickboxing; doing heavy weight training and challenging her body.
    — Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE.com, 19 Nov. 2021
  • That April, Andrew won the kickboxing world championship for a fourth time.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • In her spare time, Ashley enjoys kickboxing, strength training, and running.
    — Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Hermès bracelets will get you into a kickboxing mood in Kickboxing with Bracelets.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • If Silva wins, Paul agreed to a rematch with Silva — in kickboxing.
    — Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2022
  • These are Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, tae kwon do, and kickboxing.
    — Women's Health, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The camera then cuts to the actor doing yoga, kickboxing and meditating, while still naked.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, Kristen and Eve think Vanessa needs to blow off some steam and invite her to their kickboxing class.
    — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2017
  • In kickboxing matches, robots wearing colorful gloves and head gear struggled to land punches.
    — Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a massive kickboxing event in the Centennial State tonight!
    — Rudie Obias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Pereira beat Adesanya via decision in a kickboxing bout in 2016, then knocked him out a year later in a rematch.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • That includes disciplines such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling and judo.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • The first is Pereira himself, who bested Adesanya twice in the earlier stages of their careers on the kickboxing circuit.
    — Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The 38-year-old retired from fighting a few years ago but is now active with his kickboxing studio and MVP.
    — Ashley Soriano, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2021
  • But Pereira lost multiple kickboxing rounds to both Khalil Rountree and Magomed Ankalaev.
    — Brett Appley, New York Times, 14 June 2026

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