brawler

Example Sentences

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Opposition leader and Conservative Party head Pierre Poilievre, normally a relentless partisan brawler, has called it "well-crafted and eloquently delivered."

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

He has been labelled as a brawler throughout his career but proved he has a lot more to offer in sealing this win.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Mayor Karen Bass, not known as a public brawler until recently, is ducking punches and throwing her own jabs and uppercuts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

That stifled voice might find comfort in watching Ritchson’s brawler get his bell rung and refuse to back down from the inevitable conflict that might break him.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

I have never been a brawler nor a sot, and I have never struck a man to his hurt unless when peril forced me.

From Marjorie by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)