battled

Example Sentences

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Marty Makary had battled officials in the health department and the White House on a range of policy issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Roughly 120 firefighters, including one hospitalized with minor injuries, battled a large fire that burned for hours Sunday morning inside a Downtown L.A. office supplies store, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Since taking power in 2012, Xi has used anticorruption purges to consolidate control and advance plans to modernize a military that hasn’t fought a full-scale war since 1979, when China battled Vietnam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Forest are 16th and five points clear of the relegation zone having battled the drop all season but have scored nine goals in their last two Premier League games.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I’d battled too much with my sisters on this trip already.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall