battle
Example Sentences
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Life offers a thousand competing obligations, and romance—despite what movies suggest—is often the first to lose a scheduling battle.
The late actor died following a battle with colorectal cancer.
From Los Angeles Times
"Our ancestors even wore it into battle. It represents Indigenous technology and self-reliance."
From Barron's
In the two years I battled the itch, it blossomed from a nuisance to a constant presence in my life.
Lately, however, this border battle has tipped the U.S.’s way.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
