battle
Example Sentences
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Joe Root – 3 – A duck in the first innings, but battled for 15 in the second innings to ensure Australia did not get on a roll.
From BBC
If he was right, the recently disclosed battles over criminalizing noncriminal conduct may be the beginning of the process.
He had come through the holiday and was ready to follow Guardiola into battle.
As school and work wrap up, crowds fill Tokyo's many bustling arcade halls -- not to battle it out in fighting games, but to snag plush toys from claw machines.
From Barron's
Mainoo was supposed to be learning from the former Real Madrid man but has ended up competing with him for a place in Amorim's midfield - and Casemiro has clearly won that battle.
From BBC
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