dogfight
Example Sentences
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Mexico and Brazil are in a caramelo dogfight.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
President Trump honored two storied military veterans during his State of the Union address, including 100-year-old veteran Royce Williams of Escondido, who survived what’s believed to be the longest dogfight in history.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Last weekend Osasuna winger Munoz impressed as his team won away for the first time all season, for back-to-back wins to take them away from the relegation dogfight.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
Medals of honor tend to require eyewitnesses, though Mr. Issa notes that Soviet records testify to the dogfight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Evans could swing his little sixteen-inch telescope around like a tail gunner in a dogfight, spending no more than a couple of seconds on any particular point in the sky.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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