tussle

Example Sentences

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He lost his seat in the Commons after an extraordinary legal tussle – a very rarely convened election court ruled he had lied about his Liberal Democrat opponent.

From BBC

Detroit has spent the season griping with referees, tussling with opponents and piling up 66 technicals, by far the highest number in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal

Defenders are grappling with attackers, and attackers are tussling with defenders.

From BBC

The tussle could hobble Anthropic’s business with the government.

From Los Angeles Times

Plenty in the various camps think it could be a very tight three-way tussle between Labour, Reform and the Green Party.

From BBC