tussle

Example Sentences

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I was bored to tears watching Mayweather-Pacquiao a decade ago, but I won’t be able to resist when they tussle blandly in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The public tussle tarnished the Burbank company’s clean image and undermined its goal of entertaining the masses, no matter their political stripes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The meeting with the Kazakh Rybakina will be her fourth Melbourne final in a row, and she is expecting an almighty tussle.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

The tussle over Greenland pits Nato nations Denmark and the US against one another.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The boys dive for a velvet armchair and tussle for a moment before realizing they both fit.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller