fistfight

Example Sentences

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At its worst, discourse over the fate of Sequoiadendron giganteum is an academic fistfight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

As Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told the Daily Beast, as a "professional wrestling fan" he enjoys thinking "that a fistfight could break out at any movement."

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

The last act alone came with crushing disappointment, ultimate elation and, in between flashes of treachery, incompetence and a threat of a fistfight.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

One post that drew ample engagement suggested in rather colorful language that Gritty would mop the ice with Buoy in a fistfight.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

When we got older, we liked to joke that we were so glad we had that fistfight.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman