come to blows
Example Sentences
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In most refugee settlements, the government has run out of land to allocate to migrants for crop cultivation, and in at least one, refugees have come to blows over the plots that are available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
And even if they don't come to blows, the mere fact of racing can bring competitors into play - as happened to McLaren at the Italian Grand Prix last year.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
It’s been nearly seven years since audiences saw Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock come to blows for the last time in Netflix’s “Daredevil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025
But Medellín Legorreta worries the two heavyweights may come to blows as forest fragmentation worsens and climate change brings further warming and prolonged droughts.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
But Haie is rather the executive arm, operating under Kat’s orders when things come to blows.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
