fighting

Example Sentences

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These residents insist they are neutral and refuse to leave, even as the fighting threatens to engulf their towns and villages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Israel's military said it was reviewing the incident after "reports of casualties among Lebanese civilians not involved in the fighting".

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“On distant islands in the South Atlantic young men are fighting for Britain,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It is not clear how many of those died in the strikes or in the fighting on the ground.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The little monkeys started fighting over the apple.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls