tussle

Example Sentences

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No. 2 Michigan tussle in the Fort Worth Regional final.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Firstly, there is a tussle over the facts - in other words, precisely what was discussed in the calls between the two men in the last few weeks: what was requested and what was offered.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

I was bored to tears watching Mayweather-Pacquiao a decade ago, but I won’t be able to resist when they tussle blandly in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

They went with serve and the seventh game was another tussle, Sabalenka holding for 4-3 after the best rally of a cagey affair.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

It is a tussle that continues to smoulder.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall