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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Four players were ejected after Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Charlotte’s Moussa Diabaté were involved in a fracas.
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Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Danziger, which was founded in 1989, has yet to speak publicly on the fracas, and did not return a request for comment from ARTnews at press time.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 May 2026
The lawsuit is not the only thing that has shone a bit of a spotlight on Willow Park; fracas and disagreements at city hall have caught the attention of the rest of Parker County.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Danziger, which was founded in 1989, has yet to speak publicly on the fracas, and did not return a request for comment from ARTnews at press time.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 May 2026
The lawsuit is not the only thing that has shone a bit of a spotlight on Willow Park; fracas and disagreements at city hall have caught the attention of the rest of Parker County.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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