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Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.

Many more German divisions would enter the fray over the next few days.

It is not at all hard to anticipate additional forces—Turkmens and others—joining the fray in the future.

As is often the case when the letter and the spirit of the law begin to fray, legal creativity gets called upon to mend them.

As soon as the government announced the sad story, for example, conspiracy theorists jumped into the fray.

Dost turn awayThy eyes, in horror, from the doubtful fray?Ye gods, ye gods.

Lechmere looks anxious for the fray, and I should say from the expression on his face that he has a knife up his sleeve.

After the examination, Wallace observed that the girls had taken advantage of the fray to make their escape.

One room would challenge another, and stripping the covers off their bolsters, would meet in mortal fray.

Fray Antonio, aroused by the approach of danger, quickly seized his rifle, and also got behind the tree.