Examples of fistfight in a Sentence
A fistfight broke out in the stands.
He often gets into fistfights.
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The shooting, which started as a fistfight over accusations of cheating, happened in the parking lot of the Pines at Castle Rock Apartments just after 1 a.m. Nov. 29, 2022.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
But after most fans filed out of the stadium, some San Diego supporters appeared to approach the visitors’ section, and multiple fistfights erupted — some dangerously close to the railing above the lower bowl.
—Mark Zeigler, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
After an exchange of words, the two got into a fistfight.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
An epic legal battle between the two in the 1990s featured a courtroom fistfight.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
But after most fans filed out of the stadium, some San Diego supporters appeared to approach the visitors’ section, and multiple fistfights erupted — some dangerously close to the railing above the lower bowl.
—Mark Zeigler, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
After an exchange of words, the two got into a fistfight.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
An epic legal battle between the two in the 1990s featured a courtroom fistfight.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 29 May 2025
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistfight. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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