single combat
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The single combat involves swinging a conker -- a hardened horse chestnut -- on a string at your opponent's nut with murderous venom, until one is smashed to pieces.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
The Leopold was the first destroyer-escort lost in WWII, and it was the worst loss of life in a single combat action in Coast Guard history.
From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2020
While it’s fun to harp on individual matchups, bouts of single combat rarely tell the whole story.
From Slate • Mar. 23, 2019
The most famous tale of single combat is the Old Testament story of David and Goliath.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2016
The Spotted Cat proposed to challenge the enemy to send forth a champion to face him in single combat.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
