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Recent Examples of donnybrook Saturday’s donnybrook at the Horseshoe may not have scared up the massive numbers that last year’s Ohio State-Michigan showdown delivered, but Fox’s broadcast of the 120th installment of The Game still ranks as the college football season’s second-biggest TV draw. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024 Once, according to a story pitcher George Brunet told Sports Illustrated, a manager’s argument with an umpire turned into an all-out donnybrook involving players and fans and photographers and reporters, too. Rustin Dodd, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024 But money has settled previous donnybrooks over new technologies. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 The donnybrook between Disney and Ron DeSantis keeps escalating, and what should be a dispute over corporate welfare has devolved into an unfortunate political brawl that both could lose. The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 27 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for donnybrook
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Noun
  • The feud between the two SmackDown stars has been building for weeks and recently culminated in a backstage brawl on the most recent episode of the show.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Fans will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to the epic No Limit-Cash Money brawl, which will be broadcast live from Las Vegas at ComplexCon.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In May, Van Hecke was involved in an altercation in training with then-Brighton team-mate Joao Pedro.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Sanchez, 38, was involved in an altercation with the 69-year-old truck driver in the early-morning hours of Saturday, when police said the driver allegedly stabbed Sanchez while defending himself during a fight.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • City sued after mayor blames Christians for violent clash with left-wing agitators.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The clash among the neighborhoods mirrored his internal strife over his biracial identity.
    Jazmine Hughes, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Payment of the penalty isn’t required until after the dispute resolution process is complete, a state spokesperson said.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Other refinements could include a dispute resolution mechanism and a joint task force to assess project viability.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hip-Hop has equally thrived on legendary quarrels and strong relationships.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The controversy erupted when her fans, famously known as Swifties, found clues of AI usage in the twelve videos that housed the clues to the final puzzle.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • After the Bud Light ad campaign ran and online controversy began, Bryan posted on X condemning transphobia.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Emmer acknowledged the disagreements but didn’t dwell on them.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
  • There remain many disagreements in detail but hardly any in essence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Joe Biden 'optimistic' in cancer fight Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.
    Molly Nagle, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Donnybrook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donnybrook. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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