A fistfight broke out in the stands.
He often gets into fistfights.
Recent Examples on the WebThere were scuffles and fistfights between the demonstrators and antifascists wearing all-black outfits.—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 Lee discovers Cho and knocks him out in the ensuing fistfight, but things do not look good.—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2024 People sparked to the first season, sure, but the second started fistfights in the IndieWire offices over which episodes would be included on our Best of the Year list.—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 June 2024 Crude battles date as far back as the 1970s, when the armies confronted each other via fistfights and stone pelting.—Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for fistfight
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