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
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
But as much as I loved seeing young people do battle with oppression, I found myself chasing That Voice: the urgent, conflicted narration of someone thrown too young into the center of a hell-storm.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
More than 80,000 fans gathered at Wembley Stadium to watch pro-wrestlers do battle at last year's flagship event.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
I came to work prepared to do battle with inmates, not fellow officers, and I felt I wasn’t handling it quite right.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
