scuffle

Example Sentences

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Though the two companies have been long-term rivals, the Super Bowl ad was one of the first times the scuffle was so public.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

A major scuffle between several players lit the fuse on a frenetic opening to proceedings, with England's Young and Australia's Tino Fa'asuamaleaui sin-binned for their involvement with barely three minutes on the clock.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was suspended for one game by the NFL on Monday for striking Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to start a post-game scuffle on Sunday.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

She alleged the agency failed to properly probe the students involved in the scuffle with her son.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

What happened next was too fast and too short to be called a scuffle.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini