slugfest

Example Sentences

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Mr. Bayliss gives a cogent account of the Peloponnesian War, a 27-year slugfest that finally resulted in Sparta’s domination.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She’ll drop jokes, bits and digs in between the projected slugfest between “One Battle After Another,” “Sentimental Value” and “Sinners.”

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

Another hard-to-watch slugfest, but the Jets make fewer mistakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

In a captivating slugfest on a fast and bouncy pitch in Perth, England were bundled out for 172, only to reduce Australia to 123-9.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 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