How to Use altercation in a Sentence

altercation

noun

• The city’s police chief said the children appeared to be coming home from school and were caught in an altercation that started on the bus.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
• The altercation from last Friday was caught on a neighbor's surveillance camera.
  — Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2024
• The suspect, who already knew the victim, got into a verbal altercation with him before the shooting, police said.
  — Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
• In the first altercation shown in the videos, multiple officers shout at Nichols to lie down, though he is already pinned to the ground from shoulders to feet.
  — Justine McDaniel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
• The roughly 11-minute clip is a body camera video that shows Nichols' initial altercation with police during a traffic stop.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2023
• At one point, Lindsey and Blaine's intimate moment turns into an aggressive altercation on the bed.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2023
• Police said after the altercation, Demps came into the store and destroyed property before leaving.
  — Matteo Cina, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2023
• An altercation occurred during a flight from Hong Kong to London on Sept. 17.
  — Peter Guo, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
• Earlier this year, police detained an anti-violence worker after an altercation at a summer youth program.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
• Two landscapers got into an altercation while working at a residence Jan. 19.
  — cleveland, 26 Jan. 2023
• Tee Morant - Ja’s father - was seen coming up to Sharpe and the larger altercation from the side, and the two had to be separated by security.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 25 Jan. 2023
• Banks said he got involved in an altercation about a month ago when the fire alarm went off at night.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The source of the black eye is often a blow to the area, whether caused by an altercation, fall, or impact by a hard object.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
• Shay and Leviss get into an altercation, and Shay changes her flight home to avoid being on the same one.
  — Hannah Selinger, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2023
• Four other women make their way over to them to break up the altercation.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Nikola then shoved Markieff in the back, starting an altercation between the two teams on the court.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• During the altercation, the woman fought back, took the weapon from Tranchant and stabbed him, then fled to safety, deputies said.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• The altercation took place in a club lounge just outside the court at Phoenix's Footprint Center.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• What injuries, if any, each man suffered was not included in the release, nor was the cause of the altercation.
  — Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 17 Sep. 2024
• Phillips said Tran did not appear to take anything from the women, and is not believed to have been injured in the altercation.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
• Six youths were involved in the incident that led to the altercation, the department said in a news release.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The two had a previous altercation in which the suspect fired a gun in the air to scare his older brother away, police said.
  — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• Footage was captured of the altercation that occurred near a baggage claim area.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Footage of the minute-long fight shows the altercation began as Hunt was walking away from a pay-by-the-hour motel room and Walker rushed at him from behind.
  — oregonlive, 14 July 2023
• The two men got into a physical altercation, and then shots were fired.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 11 Feb. 2023
• That altercation played out in front of Trump, who is not required to attend the trial, but did so on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• The staff and students are happier and there are less altercations.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
• Police have not shared further details about what led up to the altercation.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• The shooting happened on the same week that Mendoza’s probation for the 2019 altercation was set to end, police said.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
• And there was destruction of property: the thief broke one chain in half during an altercation with a clerk.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2024