slugfest
Example Sentences
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In a grueling defensive slugfest with fellow No. 1-seed Texas, the Bruins won 51-44 to advance to Sunday’s national championship game against South Carolina.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
The rhetorical slugfest is growing increasingly ugly to watch.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025
Another hard-to-watch slugfest, but the Jets make fewer mistakes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025
Naraoka eventually prevailed after a third-game slugfest, increasing his chances of qualifying for the season-ending World Tour Finals.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
“Now where was I? Oh yeah, Hades will be mad at both Zeus and Poseidon, because he doesn’t know who took this. Pretty soon, we got a nice little three-way slugfest going.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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