fighting words

Example Sentences

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And the ultimate fighting words, Ali saying them and Kram reporting: “Frazier was a dumb, ugly Uncle Tom.”

From Los Angeles Times

It argues that there is no precedent for flag-burning “conducted in a manner that is likely to incite imminent lawless action,” and that “fighting words” aren’t “constitutionally protected.”

From Salon

I’ve even added some of Huntr/x’s songs to my resistance playlist titled, “Them’s Fighting Words.”

From Salon

These are fighting words, and we can safely assume that Jackson does not use them lightly.

From Slate

Employers resented Roosevelt’s pro-labor stance, as well as his fighting words attacking “economic royalists.”

From Slate