fighting words
Example Sentences
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Employers resented Roosevelt’s pro-labor stance, as well as his fighting words attacking “economic royalists.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
Those are fighting words, but they’re worth debating — especially now, as the headlines demonstrate how badly the antiwar side is doing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Justice Kagan acknowledged that “true threats,” like libel, incitement, obscenity and fighting words, are not protected by the First Amendment.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
It's about one company claiming that another company's defamatory actions caused it to lose business, not about "fighting words" or incitement to violence.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023
In spite of her brave deed and fighting words, she was frightened.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
