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

If they come to blows it will be a mismatch, especially since the taller guy is wearing a helmet and carrying a stick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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