- present participle of fight.
fighting
Example Sentences
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However, she is eating and even fighting with care staff, according to an educational nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Pakistan, which has experience fighting mountain rebels of its own, deployed jet fighters and troops to Saudi Arabia a few months ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But Fury fighting a heavyweight bout without a live broadcast and for the benefit of a Netflix series underlines how much boxing's landscape is changing - and the platform's increasing dominance in the sport.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
And she specifically worked on hundreds of cases involving defendants convicted of firearm-related crimes, fighting to get their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
She hasn’t eaten, she’s very sick, and there’s heavy fighting up ahead, too dangerous for her to pass, either by road or through the trees.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
