Examples of fistfight in a Sentence
A fistfight broke out in the stands.
He often gets into fistfights.
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The confrontation turned into a fistfight, and as her daughter was walking back into their house, someone shot her in the back.
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Joy Benedict, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
From a football perspective, this game would be a fistfight at the line of scrimmage.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is just as volatile, ranging from verbal fistfights in the Oval Office to respectful deliberation.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Joy Benedict, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
From a football perspective, this game would be a fistfight at the line of scrimmage.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is just as volatile, ranging from verbal fistfights in the Oval Office to respectful deliberation.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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 7 Feb. 2026.
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