do battle
Example Sentences
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Even though the couple is financially secure—she’s a doctor, he stays home—Xhudo followed with dread the news reports about ever-climbing vehicle prices, and he approached the car-buying process ready to do battle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
That means Ospreys and Scarlets could be set to do battle for WRU funding and the licence in the west.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
It gives them the energy to do battle as well as perform hours-long concerts full of acrobatic vocals and non-stop choreography.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025
But as much as I loved seeing young people do battle with oppression, I found myself chasing That Voice: the urgent, conflicted narration of someone thrown too young into the center of a hell-storm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
After Tom left for work, I sat down at the kitchen table to do battle with Evie over breakfast.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
