melee
Example Sentences
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Police failed to bring the situation under control for hours — a melee former Chancellor Gene Block called a “dark chapter” in the university’s history.
From Los Angeles Times
Those teams have fallen off in recent years and the expansion of the conference has created a melee of parity.
Accompanying Hedda throughout is a choir of scooping notes, which by the film’s chaotic finale crescendo into a slightly horrific melee of wild vocals.
From Los Angeles Times
In the melee, the little bird fell off Lady Constance’s hat and disappeared somewhere in the nursery.
From Literature
They quickly detained the man, and a melee ensued as the group fought to stay together.
From BBC
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