ducking

Example Sentences

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The primary bedroom also comes with a fireplace, as well as an expansive walk-in closet and a spa bathroom, perfect for relaxation after a long day of duking it out on air.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

They noticed a game that involved action figures duking it out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

This was far from just McIlroy and Fitzpatrick duking it out for the title though as the tension built on the back nine and at one point four players shared the lead.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

“Nickel Boys” “At this stage, two Cannes prizewinners are duking it out for the top spot: Sean Baker’s box-office hit ‘Anora’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez.’

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

For a moment, from his vantage point, it looked as if maybe his boys and the Brits were all alone out front, duking it out.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown