duel
Example Sentences
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The only thing they’ve been missing is an iconic duel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Rory McIlroy’s recent Masters win highlighted the surprising lack of a true major-deciding duel with Scottie Scheffler.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
"Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time," the visibly irritated multibillionaire said as he resumed his duel Thursday morning with the defense attorney for OpenAI.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Trout almost ended the pitchers’ duel in the bottom of the sixth inning after sharply hitting a fly ball to left field but Arozarena tracked it down.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The boys practiced challenging each other to a duel, which they felt certain would impress the tsar, should they meet him, while Veronika energetically practiced every dance step she had ever learned.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing duel
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Commonly Confused Words, List 3
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #5
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