How to Use duke it out in a Sentence

duke it out

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  • This was the next generation duking it out, wrestling in the mud into the final competitive stage.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Each bot will represent an argument about AI usage, and attendees at Black Hat can step up, take control of a bot that supports their claim, and duke it out with the opposition.
    Kim Key, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026
  • Better to just enjoy the status as TV’s second-most important comedy and come back for season two ready to duke it out with fellow Apple series The Studio for next year’s awards.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
  • In Wisconsin, the democratic socialist Francesca Hong and the more moderate David Crowley are duking it out for the Democratic nomination in the governor's race after two other candidates dropped out of the race.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The two duked it out at the prep level — Fletcher at Plantation American Heritage, Moten at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons — and understand just how difficult the other one is to face.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Up in Chicago, rival United — which has been duking it out with American at O’Hare International Airport — snatched up delivery slots for more than 100 Boeing Dreamliners in the last four years.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026

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