brawls 1 of 2

plural of brawl
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brawls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of brawl

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of brawls
Noun
The onset of the Great Depression, which hit Germany’s fragile economy harder than most, heralded a rapid rise in street brawls among these groups. Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Every week provides viral moments captured on cellphones of sports fans behaving badly, often erupting into life-altering brawls and chaos. Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025 Big-market brawls between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees now happen yearly. Evan Drellich, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The curfew came following brawls with police, a racist threat and gunfire that led to a riot in the heart of Milwaukee's Black neighborhood on the city's north side. Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Seattle Seahawks pratice erupted into many brawls. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawls
Noun
  • Both sides cautiously pursue normalization after years of recurring clashes.
    Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other behaviors that commonly cause altercations during flights include shouting, consuming excessive amounts of alcohol, and reclining your seat without consideration for the person sitting behind.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Masters of provocation, the Nazi paramilitaries often marched through left-wing neighborhoods, hoping for violent altercations.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pfister Hotel — Wisconsin Built in 1893, Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel has long been linked to flickering lights, strange noises and shadowy figures said to haunt its ornate halls.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has often expressed verbal frustration with Putin, accusing him of making positive diplomatic noises before bombing Ukrainian civilians again, but until now had avoided taking direct action.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The court fights all proved futile, however.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This included people rushing the field, fights breaking out and some of the crowd panicking.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The town had burned to the ground, and most of the Spanish settlers were dead, either of disease or in violent disputes about gold with indigenous peoples.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Some residents, like Leiva, consider Santa Rosa to be a paradise where international disputes feel more distant than the power of the river.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The former Argentina national team midfielder hopes that the roars of the crowd can carry over to the games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium next summer during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
  • For decades, the mighty roars of dinosaurs have thundered through movies, TV shows, and filled the imaginations of children and adults alike.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Activists literally or figuratively flying the antifa flag have long been among the subset of people who go to protests to destroy property and get into violent skirmishes with far-right protestors (like the Proud Boys).
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Law enforcement officers have deployed tear gas and pepper balls in skirmishes with protesters.
    Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Brawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawls. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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