courtside
noun
court·side
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Definition of courtside
: the area at the edge of a court (as for tennis or basketball)
Examples of courtside in a Sentence
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The former Meghan Markle sat courtside in the tennis legend's box at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York along with Williams' husband and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Vogue editor Anna Wintour and some of Williams' relatives. — Kendall Trammell, CNN, "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cheered on her friend Serena Williams at the US Open," 7 Sep. 2019 The 95-year-old Portland native and President Emeritus of the Trail Blazers can still be seen sitting courtside at home games. — oregonlive, "Portland Trail Blazers founder Harry Glickman accepts lifetime achievement award from basketball hall of fame," 6 Sep. 2019 Jay Z, 49, proved that Drake isn’t the only famous rapper invested in the sport when he and wife Beyoncé, 37, were spotted sitting courtside in support of the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night. — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, "Beyoncé and Jay Z Cheer Courtside from NBA Finals Game 3 as Metallica Rocks Fiery National Anthem," 6 June 2019 Rihanna wasn't the only celebrity in attendance last night, French Montana, Denzel Washington, were also spotted courtside. — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, "Rihanna Celebrates Her 31st Birthday With Boyfriend Hassan Jameel," 22 Feb. 2019 New York Post How a scheming Golden State Warriors fan was able to sneak his way into sitting courtside for nearly 30 home games this past season. — Los Angeles Times, "How the California condor returned from the brink of extinction," 24 July 2019 After asking Jenner about her love of basketball, host Ellen DeGeneres pulled up a photo of the model sitting courtside at one of the NBA player’s games. — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, "Kendall Jenner Claps Back at Meme Poking Fun at Her History of Dating NBA Players," 16 July 2019 The Chicagoan sweated his way through overseeing some drills and tossed the jump ball to begin a scrimmage, the winners of which get to sit courtside with him Sunday at the Sky-Fever WNBA game at Wintrust Arena. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Anthony Davis calls Chicago ‘the Mecca of basketball.’ As for playing for the Bulls someday? ‘I’d definitely consider it’," 18 July 2019 Whitlock recalled a 2008 playoff game during which James's mother, seated courtside, took exception to a hard foul. — Des Bieler, courant.com, "The latest LeBron James debate isn’t about basketball. It’s about his parenting skills.," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'courtside.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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courtside
noun
English Language Learners Definition of courtside
chiefly US
: the area at the edge of a tennis or basketball court
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