fistfight

Example Sentences

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“Every night is like a fistfight in there, and people think you’re an idiot,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Consistently, to the point of comedy, Kiryu and his opponent dramatically throw off their shirts to reveal full back tattoos before a cinematic fistfight.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

As Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told the Daily Beast, as a "professional wrestling fan" he enjoys thinking "that a fistfight could break out at any movement."

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

“So we went into the locker room knowing it was going to be a fistfight, it was going to be a brawl, which I think bodes well for us.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2023

In the annals of chess, this was the first fistfight ever recorded by two grandmasters, both prospective World Champions.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady