plural fracases
ˈfrā-kə-səz 
ˈfra-
or British fracas
ˈfra-ˌkäz
: a noisy quarrel : brawl
a drunken fracas
Examples of fracas in a Sentence
the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup
police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game
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Her willingness, the atmosphere of fracas, her feeling of doom, of having made the wrong decision, had propelled her under the trees.
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Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Sergio Busquets, who hit Vargas in the face during the fracas, and Tomas Aviles, who swung at Sounders players, both got bans and fines from the tournament but were not punished by MLS.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Suarez was in the thick of the fracas.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of getting involved with Hausmann, Pearce ran away from the fracas as the officials blew their whistles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Sergio Busquets, who hit Vargas in the face during the fracas, and Tomas Aviles, who swung at Sounders players, both got bans and fines from the tournament but were not punished by MLS.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Suarez was in the thick of the fracas.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead of getting involved with Hausmann, Pearce ran away from the fracas as the officials blew their whistles.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fracas
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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