scuffle
Example Sentences
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Initial reports said visitors, mostly young people, were crammed against a single entrance and a scuffle broke out between those trying to leave and enter the site.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Though the two companies have been long-term rivals, the Super Bowl ad was one of the first times the scuffle was so public.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Multiple videos from the scene - taken from different angles - show the scuffle between federal immigration officers and Pretti.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday for striking Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to start a post-game scuffle on Sunday.
From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025
They heard a scuffle of monkeys feeding in the trees, a hum of insects, an occasional low huh-huh call of a monkey.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing scuffle
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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