duel
Example Sentences
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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
"It's really hard to digest because I don't think it was an intentional and violent conduct. It was a duel in the air and with a tall striker," added Le Bris.
From BBC • May 2, 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
Their vantage point from behind the plate gave them what they believed to be the unique ability to determine the sequence of every duel between pitcher and hitter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
There were only sixteen of them left now—sixteen Champions, and four of them were to duel.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Vocabulary lists containing duel
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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