battle royal

Example Sentences

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Everyone expected a production starring two rival queens of the studio era to be an on-set battle royal.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There's going to be a battle royal where everybody's trying to throw Andre the Giant out of the ring. And once that happens, if that happens, the campaign resets."

From BBC

We have seen Joel pull off some spectacular fights, and the history of TV and cinema tells us to expect a battle royal here.

From New York Times

But the better analogy and metaphor is professional wrestling, where Biden entered the battle royal and then threw all of the Republicans out of the ring over the top rope.

From Salon

They may still want to battle royal institutions and the media, but it may turn out that their real battle will be with ongoing relevancy.

From BBC