fisticuffs

Example Sentences

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We wander back wet, down to Castillo Square, down to the ghosts of Bar Milano, a stand-in for Bar Torino, and Café Suizo, where the fiesta unravels in insults, a love polygon and fisticuffs.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

The two men constantly circle each other, two clicks away from West Side Story–style fisticuffs.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2025

And if players are wary of using payback fights as a deterrence tool, there’s little reason left for allowing fisticuffs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

The rest of the gang seems a bit lost, haplessly scattered about the globe, getting into pointless fisticuffs with each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

A still, small voice reminded me to return good for evil, reminded me that my plans for the future do not include fisticuffs or expulsion.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes