dogfight
Example Sentences
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Held together with scrounged parts and ingenuity, Iran’s aging jets are falling in dogfights.
Known for: Highly maneuverable, supersonic light fighter, excellent dogfighting capabilities.
Williams didn’t speak about the details of the encounter — even with family members — until records about the dogfight were declassified in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a dogfight and Italy's dogs were just that bit more menacing.
From BBC
Last weekend Osasuna winger Munoz impressed as his team won away for the first time all season, for back-to-back wins to take them away from the relegation dogfight.
From Barron's
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