slugfest
Example Sentences
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Djokovic, 39, enters the match after surviving a grueling five-set, 5-hour-plus quarterfinal slugfest against No. 3 Félix Auger-Aliassime that concluded just minutes before Wimbledon’s 11 p.m. curfew.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
But organizers, on the other hand, understand how much audiences would relish a Scheffler-McIlroy slugfest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Darnold's gripping slugfest with Stafford was effectively tilted in Seattle's favor when a late Rams drive to the Seahawks' six-yard line came away with nothing.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
In an enthralling game on Sunday night, the 49ers earned a thrilling 42-38 victory from a toe-to-toe slugfest with the Chicago Bears.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
“Now where was I? Oh yeah, Hades will be mad at both Zeus and Poseidon, because he doesn’t know who took this. Pretty soon, we got a nice little three-way slugfest going.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
