street fighting
Example Sentences
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It was, in the minds of many, the closest thing to bare-knuckle street fighting.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
Although they had already sought to mythologize in the past the supposedly noble sacrifice of Nazi activists killed in street fighting, Wessel was the first to be elevated to supreme martyr status.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025
Some districts were smashed in street fighting during the Korean War in 1950, but many were untouched.
From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2023
Russian forces claimed to have taken control of the town, but Ukraine insisted on Sunday that its forces were battling to hold the town, with street fighting raging and Russian forces advancing from various directions.
From Reuters • Jan. 15, 2023
It’s dirty, as in street fighting, as in jokes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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