fisticuff

Example Sentences

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It was not often that my siblings had true fights, but when they did, they were monster, one-on-one fisticuff affairs, and Helen had picked the Mount Everest of fighters.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

Literature has hitherto glorified serene immobility, ecstasy, and sleep; they will extol aggressive movement, feverish insomnia, the double-quick step, the somersault, the box on the ear, the fisticuff.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James

The bigger boy became enraged at this refusal to continue the play, and seemed inclined to resort to fisticuff, but I interposed and put a stop to the affray.

From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew

His food would be snatched away and a lively fisticuff probably follow during which the inevitable “yaller dog” was usually the gainer.

From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Mullins, Isla May

But this was no cadet fisticuff; it was a serious matter, and I needed a friend.

From Kitty's Conquest by King, Charles