How to Use fighter in a Sentence
fighter
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In the event, Cruise agreed and the role wasn’t that of a cleaner but a fighter pilot.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022
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Lawrence was a fighter, had street smarts and a great sense of humor.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Other fighters weighed in with takes on the main event.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 May 2023
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The best part about this offer is that your fighter doesn’t even have to win.
—Xl Media, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
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Hamas fighters have nowhere to fall back to in the face of an attack by Israel.
—Javed Ali, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
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Tom Cruise in a fighter jet brought audiences back to the movies in a big way.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2023
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The bodies of around 1,000 Hamas fighters were found in Israel.
—WSJ, 16 Oct. 2023
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From the jump, Feliciano knew he was meant to be a fighter.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2023
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Place a $5 wager on any fighter with a 40-1 odds boost.
—cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022
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The militant group Hamas claimed five of the nine killed in this refugee camp this year as their fighters.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 30 May 2023
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Kyiv has pushed the West to provide fighter jets and long-range missiles.
—Susie Blann, ajc, 3 Feb. 2023
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That’s when members of each fighter’s teams rushed into the ring.
—oregonlive, 12 June 2023
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Prigozhin set May 10 as the deadline for the withdrawal of his fighters.
—Mary Ilyushina, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
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With the victory, Ankalaev became the first fighter to force Pereira to the five-round limit.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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In one of the early matches that night, a fighter’s headgear came loose.
—Zoë Bernard, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
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Back then, voters didn’t know what to expect and took a chance on a guy who came across as a fighter.
—Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
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Paul, Tyson and other fighters will meet and greet fans after their weigh-in.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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In the strike on the Russian air base, Ukrainian forces destroyed eight fighter jets.
—Eric Schmitt, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2022
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Vintage tanks rolled down the Champs-Élysées as fighter jets roared overhead.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
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The Israeli government has said that about half of those killed there have been fighters.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 17 May 2024
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And a sculpture of Christ is crucified on a fighter jet.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
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However, this is the first time that RSF fighters appear to have entered the camp.
—Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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It is used against artillery, fighter jets, cruise missiles, drones and more.
—Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2022
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Cap is able to interact with the new hangers, which will house F-35 fighter jets next year.
—Lucas Thompson, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2022
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In those same years, Will the fighter also became a father.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2022
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His death echoes the loss of his grandfather, a U.S. fighter pilot who was killed in service.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
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In the current conflict, both sides maintain that their own fighters do not rape.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 July 2024
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Iran has lost at least five fighter jets since 2018, according to Forbes.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 June 2022
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The role of foreign fighters Foreign fighters have been a part of this war – on both sides – since the beginning.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
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After surrender, Russian forces dropped an explosive with gas on the group, nearly killing the Chinese fighter before a Ukrainian soldier dragged him out of the shelter to safety.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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