How to Use show ring in a Sentence

show ring

noun
  • There's big screens to watch the shows, carpets to walk on in the show ring.
    — Kennedy Cook, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Livestock and horse shows in barns and show rings were scheduled to continue as planned.
    — Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Does the show ring true to your memory of your own high school experience?
    — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 7 July 2019
  • There will be hundreds of alpacas from all over the country competing for prizes in the show ring.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Her mother then plaits her thick hair into two Dutch braids that fit under her helmet for the show ring.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Abbey will stay in Louisville with a dog sitter while Gregory spends a long day in the show ring.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Mary Carillo reports from backstage and inside the show ring.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021
  • When Madison stepped into the show ring with her lamb for the first time, Graci was right beside her as her mentor.
    — Hg Biggs, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Crafts have been created, special recipes tasted and animals raised, trained and prepared for the show ring.
    — Tracy Trobridge, baltimoresun.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Fresh meat, organs, and bone are used to make these snacks, which are ideal for preparing your pet for the show ring or rewarding him/her.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Instead of the show ring, Krona walked her animals around her yard and sent photos and video to the judges for review.
    — Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Riding club board members were on hand to welcome visitors too and were very proud to share their historic clubhouse, barns and show rings.
    — Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • Precautions to help avoid swine flu include refraining from eating or drinking in livestock barns or show rings.
    — USA TODAY, 16 July 2019
  • Moxley looked good in the ring, and didn’t appear to show ring rust despite the announcers using this as a talking point and a story of the match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
  • Livestock exhibitions will be limited to 10 exhibitors in the show ring at one time.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 28 May 2020
  • In a show ring, smaller dogs are placed on a table and judges meticulously run their hands over their coats and body, evaluating them by the breed standard.
    — Kelly Whiteside, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2018
  • But first the Rottweiler must learn how to be a fancy show dog, and part of that training involves learning how to comport himself in the show ring.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 May 2018
  • The quaint arena has a Lamella truss roof, and the show ring is surrounded by red wooden stadium seats and a working milk parlor.
    — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 14 Mar. 2018
  • So in the show ring, Max gets all glassy-eyed and thinks of fireworks and flowers and dancing with Arnett as the show judge inspects his privates.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 May 2018
  • As a surprise, the club prepared a mini horse show for the guests who gathered around the show rings to watch and learn about the different disciplines of horsemanship.
    — Jane Napier Neely, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • But the steer is attached to the bar by nothing more than a pair of Zip ties — so that if the beast gets spooked and runs, Alec would be cut free, not dragged across the show ring.
    — Kyle Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2017
  • To do so, Deusser allows his horses to break away from competing and takes them to environments different to the show ring.
    — CNN, 10 July 2019
  • The trailer shows Ring-Con movements being used for everything from paddleboarding to flapping a a wing suit.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2019
  • But Jewel said their experience didn’t affect her decision to jump into the reality show ring.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Several bystanders recorded cellphone videos that showed Ring on the ground with his hands cuffed behind his back and two police officers standing near him keeping onlookers away.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 25 June 2019
  • After nine years of training and dominating the show ring, the Cheslers have decided Don O'Neill deserves to live out the remainder of his years in retirement.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2022
  • On a humid July morning in Danville, Indiana, Graci O'Neal stepped into the show ring at the Hendricks County 4-H Fair for the last time.
    — Hg Biggs, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2025
  • As cattle, lambs, hogs and goats weave through the show ring at The National Western Stock Show, longtime auctioneer John Korrey calls rapid-fire bids, his voice driving thousands of dollars in sales while keeping the crowd on edge.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026

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