Examples of fistfight in a Sentence
A fistfight broke out in the stands.
He often gets into fistfights.
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And the crowd lurches; the crowd flexes; the crowd feels its core, which is both a sucking emptiness and a site of repellent energy, like the space cleared by a fistfight.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Naturally, there's plenty of dysfunction as confessions are made, a turkey is flung across the table, a football game leads to a fistfight, and Claudia tries to maintain her sanity.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
That streak continues here, but the real delight of this ostensible side project is Allison Crutchfield’s return to the mic after an extended absence, and the rebirth of a sibling rock band, apparently sans fistfights or cricket bats.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Abreau was able to knock the pipe away but Medizabal stabbed him during a fistfight.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Naturally, there's plenty of dysfunction as confessions are made, a turkey is flung across the table, a football game leads to a fistfight, and Claudia tries to maintain her sanity.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
That streak continues here, but the real delight of this ostensible side project is Allison Crutchfield’s return to the mic after an extended absence, and the rebirth of a sibling rock band, apparently sans fistfights or cricket bats.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Abreau was able to knock the pipe away but Medizabal stabbed him during a fistfight.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fistfight
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fistfight. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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