fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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Frustrations led to a fight on the field, resulting in Toklomati receiving a red card.
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Emma Moon
july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
In Temeraire, these formations, which are made up of dragons and their crews of human aviators, are fighting on the front lines of the Napoleonic Wars.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Putin remains confident that his forces can advance and eventually force Ukraine's surrender, and is determined to fight on until Kyiv accepts Moscow's conditions, insisting that talks take place without a ceasefire.
—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
So seeing a woman get punched, or seeing a woman get tackled, seeing a woman get in a fight on a basketball court just takes a second for society as a whole to catch up.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Emma Moon
july 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
In Temeraire, these formations, which are made up of dragons and their crews of human aviators, are fighting on the front lines of the Napoleonic Wars.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Putin remains confident that his forces can advance and eventually force Ukraine's surrender, and is determined to fight on until Kyiv accepts Moscow's conditions, insisting that talks take place without a ceasefire.
—Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025
So seeing a woman get punched, or seeing a woman get tackled, seeing a woman get in a fight on a basketball court just takes a second for society as a whole to catch up.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fight on
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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