He rode his horse over toll-gates by lantern light, distinguished himself in miscellaneous pugilistic encounters, made and won the wildest wagers, and finally broke his neck in the hunting-field.
He had been engaged, it appeared, in a pugilisticencounter with a giant of his own form whom he had worsted in the combat.
You, and Joe, and the Pugilistic Department fellows may laugh; but this is the happy life I have chalked out for myself.
Recal me affectionately to the memory of Joe Parkes, and young Square, and all friends of her Majesty's Pugilistic Department; and may they all speedily be as happy as I am.
He represents himself as being forced from the carriage by some unseen power, and being personally engaged in a pugilistic encounter; but with whom, or how, or why, he is wholly unable to state.
His rooms at 13, Bond Street, became the head-quarters of the Pugilistic Club, with whose initials, P.
My feelings were so much excited, and the excitation was so delightful, that I was now in danger of becoming an amateur of the pugilistic art.
Unlike the scenes of violence and fearful punishment depicted in the records of the pugilistic ring--now all but abolished--they can be dwelt upon without any degrading associations.
The meeting was disgraced by one pugilistic encounter, which did take place, and by the foreshadowing of another which did not take place.
Glove fight, a pugilistic contest in wich the fighters wear boxing gloves.
Defn: To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
His rooms at 13, Bond Street, became the head-quarters of the Pugilistic Club.
To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter.
Mr. Tozer to the Pet; "you have used your skill very much to our advantage, and displayed pugilistic powers not unworthy of the athletes, and xystics of the noblest days of Rome.
Now, it is not our intention to give a graphic account of that pugilistic encounter.
To the surprise and amusement of every one, Buxley threw himself into a pugilistic attitude, and shouted defiantly, "Come on!
He hesitated, however, on observing that the man named Joe, after quietly buttoning his coat, was turning up his wristbands as if in preparation for a pugilistic encounter.
Poor Colley Skylark, the Apollo of the pugilistic corps, has neglected many lordly banquets, for the felicity of feeding on them, and gouging out the rich eye in company with many of the gifted and learned of the age, viz.
Artists, too, arose, who devoted all their powers to hunting subjects, to racing favourites, and pugilistic encounters.
Nothing afforded them more pleasure than to see me go through the attitudes of a pugilistic encounter.
Scarcely a town by the margin of the ocean could be more salt in its people than the men of Liverpool of the last century: so barbarous were they in their amusements, bull-baitings and cock and dog-fightings, and pugilistic encounters.
But a wave of anti-pugilistic feeling swept over the New York authorities.
And as we are his pugilistic sponsors, without whom he would not have got this fight at all, I think we may say that he will do any little thing we may ask of him.
Perkins was desirous of seeing what Ben could do, and the party accordingly adjourned to a gymnasium, where Hogan gave a specimen of hispugilistic skill.
Then Cummings, who entertained some curious ideas of the pugilistic art, finding that he could not fairly whip his opponent, bit off a part of Perkins' nose.
During this time he made many friends among the better class of people in St. Louis, all of whom were surprised to find so gentlemanly an appearing man in the pugilistic profession.
The belt was worn by any one Who had the latest battle won, 'Till Simon Murphy's springing bound Lit on that ancient battle ground, And from that hour he was King Of our young pugilistic ring!
There many a pugilistic martyr Met his match and caught a Tartar.
Never admit two doctors into your house, unless you desire to be the spectator of a pugilistic combat.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pugilistic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
