battled

Example Sentences

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Ben Stokes – 6 – Battled bravely in England's first innings, even if his resistance never seemed likely to turn into a trademark miracle.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“Frustrating for me. Battled as best I could. Got through six, which I guess was somewhat of a positive, but just a frustrating inning.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2021

"Battled, did a nice job of limiting damage," Arrieta said.

From Fox News • Apr. 21, 2021

“This is a repeated myth that has no basis in truth,” said James R. Arnold, the author of “Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913.”

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

Sometimes there in My fetters I have fought strange dreams of him, Battled against him as against a brood Of elemental horrors and contagion.

From Porzia by Rice, Cale Young