duel
Example Sentences
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But the Dodgers’ 4-3 win on Wednesday wasn’t quite the pitcher’s duel it was advertised to be, in front of the Twins’ first sellout crowd of the season at Target Field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
Still, he battled in an eight-pitch duel in the second inning before taking a changeup 384 feet over the wall in right-center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Benjamin Taylor had some trouble with the many words of Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” aria; he was stronger in the duel scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
But what makes the Meat Wall so effective is how it pushes the duel between attackers and defenders so much closer to the goal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
It is not easy to square what was to become the Hamiltonian version of the duel with this agreed-upon point.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing duel
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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