dogfight
Example Sentences
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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 • Jan. 30, 2026
Medals of honor tend to require eyewitnesses, though Mr. Issa notes that Soviet records testify to the dogfight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The Dodgers have been in a dogfight with San Diego and Arizona for the division all summer, so Roberts hasn’t had the luxury of giving Lux a longer leash against left-handers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
“The AI can tell a pilot to slow down or speed up. And it can evaluate an emerging dogfight and warn of a 70% probability the pilot will lose if they get into that fight.”
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
Reaching the dogfight, I saw the big hound was almost gone.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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