scuffle

A scuffle in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week threatened the June peace deal, but oil traders are betting the Strait will remain open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

After the pair manages to make it out of another scuffle, Ruthye asks Kara about her family, to which Kara replies that she has none except for her cousin.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

Bonner, Thomas, Hines-Allen and Fever guard Sophie Cunningham were also assessed technical fouls for their actions during the scuffle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The 31-year-old was tackled and detained in a chaotic scuffle with security guards.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

I shuffle around behind it, savoring the way my slippers scuffle.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Just more than two minutes before the first intermission, the physical nature of the series boiled over in a series of scuffles that ended with referee Graham Skilliter meeting with the captains of both teams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026

Remember its carefully telegraphed missile strikes after previous scuffles, easily shot down by the U.S. and its allies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

"There have been scuffles, but they were indeed brought under control by our law enforcement officers," Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly, the head of the independent electoral commission, told reporters.

From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025

On Wednesday, an ambulance arrived at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey - and video posted on social media shows scuffles between protesters and police.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

He had been in a few small scuffles with kids at school over the girl-name thing, but nothing serious.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Friedman continued, “We’ve seen it time and time again with guys who have scuffled and all of a sudden found it and they roll off a heater.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

The 34-year-old veteran utilityman scuffled at the plate like he had when wearing Dodger blue — and joined the Angels at the front end of a five-game losing streak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2025

The Nuggets trailed for about three-fourths of the minutes in this series, they scuffled through extended shooting slumps and they’re a banged-up bunch that can definitely use the rest.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Mr. Keith was already in his 30s, having scuffled for years to make it in the music business, when he signed his first record deal in 1993.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

Above them in the dark, Nyx and her children scuffled and yelled, “I’ve got them! My foot! Stop it!”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

One that owns the S&P 500 without the Magnificent Seven is beating those scuffling behemoths by 15 percentage points this year, but that would have gotten you nowhere in 2023 and 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

They’re not just scuffling, they’re sleepwalking, this team that previously had a .773 OPS through the end of July.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

All were large, stable companies in 1972, which is why they were embraced by brokers and fund managers when the rest of the market was scuffling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

They were later seen scuffling with government supporters.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

She listened to the skirling of the wind and the scuffling sound of leather on stone.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin