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
He quickly rose to become a top organizer and leader in the party’s perpetual street fighting with political opponents, especially socialists and communists.
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
Elsewhere on the battlefield, Ukraine endured another difficult day following the loss of the now-ruined city of Sievierodonetsk after weeks of bombardment and street fighting.
From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2022
It’s dirty, as in street fighting, as in jokes.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
