brawler
Example Sentences
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Panettiere’s high school hero emerged on TV during the “sheroes” era of the aughts, arriving in the wake of Sydney Bristow on “Alias” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” another cheerleader turned supernatural brawler.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
For years, SoCal Twitter user @CForce3000, under the name “coldForce,” posted almost exclusively about gaming, and “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” in particular, the same fighting game Allen played competitively as an online brawler.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
Opposition leader and Conservative Party head Pierre Poilievre, normally a relentless partisan brawler, has called it "well-crafted and eloquently delivered."
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
His ads cultivated an image of a legal brawler whose menacing presence on the screen could be used in a plaintiff’s favor.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
But for his naughty tongue he need not now be in prison; but he spoke foul untruths, therefore had he to be punished as a brawler.
From The Coming of the King by James Hocking