battling

Example Sentences

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Growing up, Gallagher and his older brother played games like “Halo,” battling alien armies to save humanity from extinction.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“It feels like a nightclub in here where everyone is battling for the biggest bottle,” said art-market economist Magnus Resch, as he mingled with collector Eugenio Lopez and art adviser Evan Beard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"As a crime viewer, I've had enough of troubled, grizzled detectives in the wilderness battling their demons," he said.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Peru is also battling a deepening security crisis, fueled by a sharp rise in organized crime.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Maddie was battling the control column as though it were alive.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein