do battle
Example Sentences
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Even though the couple is financially secure—she’s a doctor, he stays home—Xhudo followed with dread the news reports about ever-climbing vehicle prices, and he approached the car-buying process ready to do battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
That means Ospreys and Scarlets could be set to do battle for WRU funding and the licence in the west.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025
It gives them the energy to do battle as well as perform hours-long concerts full of acrobatic vocals and non-stop choreography.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
Cautionary tales of personal transformation jockey with euphoric ones; Oscar-winning legends compete for eyeballs with first-time visionaries; and gladiators do battle with other gladiators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
Perhaps it was left over from her dream in which an unseen monster made its way toward her small fishing village in Japan, and she was expected to do battle with it.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
