fight with
phrasal verb
fought with; fighting with; fights with
1
: to fight against (someone or something)
He fought with his wife over/about money.
The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.
He fought with several worthy opponents.
2
: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)
The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.
3
: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)
They were fighting with knives.
They fought with their fists.
Examples of fight with in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Yvonne Adams, his mother, died in November after a fight with cancer for two years.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Michigan got the Upper Peninsula after a fight with Ohio
By the mid-1800s, the remnants of what had been the Northwest Territory — modern-day Michigan, Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota — had become the Michigan Territory.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The encounter escalates when Sinnott grabs Frankel’s arms and presses him down on the bed while ordering Frankel to stop fighting with him.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Apple is embroiled in a new fight with the Department of Justice, which recently filed a lawsuit accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior in such dealings as with the App Store, the Apple Watch, and messaging.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Russian citizens have joined volunteer units fighting with the Ukrainian military and at times crossed into Russian territory for lightning raids on border outposts.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
After Chinese intervention in the Korean War in 1950, the United States had to pull its punches—refraining from striking targets in China, for instance—for fear of starting a fight with Moscow.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024
In campaign speeches in his run for the Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis often brought up his fight with Disney.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
In May 1981, Creech, then 30, got into a fight with fellow maximum security prisoner David D. Jensen, 23, who was partially disabled.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Michigan got the Upper Peninsula after a fight with Ohio
By the mid-1800s, the remnants of what had been the Northwest Territory — modern-day Michigan, Wisconsin and northeastern Minnesota — had become the Michigan Territory.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
The encounter escalates when Sinnott grabs Frankel’s arms and presses him down on the bed while ordering Frankel to stop fighting with him.
—Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Apple is embroiled in a new fight with the Department of Justice, which recently filed a lawsuit accusing the company of anticompetitive behavior in such dealings as with the App Store, the Apple Watch, and messaging.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
Thousands of Russian citizens have joined volunteer units fighting with the Ukrainian military and at times crossed into Russian territory for lightning raids on border outposts.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
After Chinese intervention in the Korean War in 1950, the United States had to pull its punches—refraining from striking targets in China, for instance—for fear of starting a fight with Moscow.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024
In campaign speeches in his run for the Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis often brought up his fight with Disney.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
In May 1981, Creech, then 30, got into a fight with fellow maximum security prisoner David D. Jensen, 23, who was partially disabled.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
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