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: an airplane of high speed and maneuverability with armament designed to destroy enemy aircraft
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Examples of fighter in a Sentence
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
Recent Examples on the Web
The State Department authorized the transfer of 25 F-35A fighter jets and engines last month.
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Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
But doing so will still leave many thousands of Hamas fighters intact, and the aftermath could look a lot like what is already happening in northern Gaza, just worse.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The supply chain for electronics from smartphones to cars to fighter jets rests on the output of TSMC’s factories, which make these chips in facilities that cost billions of dollars to build.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
His death echoes the loss of his grandfather, a U.S. fighter pilot who was killed in service.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Russian fighter jets pounded Ukrainian positions in Avdiivka constantly with highly destructive glide bombs.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
More recently, the U.S. is considering the sale of 50 new F-15 fighter jets to Israel, according to Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Israeli officials deny that their military campaign has been indiscriminate and say civilian casualties are the fault of Hamas for embedding its fighters among the population in Gaza.
—John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Each side lost tens of thousands of fighters — several times the casualties suffered by the United States and Britain in the American Revolution.
—Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
But doing so will still leave many thousands of Hamas fighters intact, and the aftermath could look a lot like what is already happening in northern Gaza, just worse.
—Mairav Zonszein, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The supply chain for electronics from smartphones to cars to fighter jets rests on the output of TSMC’s factories, which make these chips in facilities that cost billions of dollars to build.
—Siyi Zhao Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
His death echoes the loss of his grandfather, a U.S. fighter pilot who was killed in service.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Russian fighter jets pounded Ukrainian positions in Avdiivka constantly with highly destructive glide bombs.
—Claire Harbage, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
More recently, the U.S. is considering the sale of 50 new F-15 fighter jets to Israel, according to Sen. Ben Cardin, a Maryland Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Israeli officials deny that their military campaign has been indiscriminate and say civilian casualties are the fault of Hamas for embedding its fighters among the population in Gaza.
—John Hudson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 31 Mar. 2024
Each side lost tens of thousands of fighters — several times the casualties suffered by the United States and Britain in the American Revolution.
—Matthew Brown, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fighter. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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fighter
noun
fight·er
ˈfīt-ər 
: one that fights:
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: a fast airplane armed with weapons for destroying enemy aircraft
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