come to blows
Example Sentences
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It’s “monkey see, monkey do,” she said, adding that she’s seen people nearly come to blows after drivers cut the line to snag a valuable spot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 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
An entertaining night at the AO Arena also saw Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall almost come to blows.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2023
“As they say, two staffs in one town must come to blows, isn’t it so, Sir?” said the innkeeper, smiling and full of cheer.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
