bare-knuckle
adjective
(of a boxer) wearing no boxing gloves.
bare-knuckled
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a variation of
bare-knuckle.
Example Sentences
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Non-soccer fans might enjoy the snarky dialogue and bare-knuckled machinations — it plays like a Spanish-language, soccer-themed “Succession” or “Marty Supreme.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles may not be household names, but the former was a bare-knuckled veteran of Republican politics with decades of experience and the latter had helped turn Florida into a conservative stronghold.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024
He also cut his teeth in the bare-knuckled machine politics of Monroe County, Kentucky, and knew how to win allies, according to those who knew him.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
How different it was from where I work—the chaotic, windowless, loud, shocking, bare-knuckled display of humanity known as the emergency department.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2023
But in the twin takings, it's hard not to see the bare-knuckled competition between urgent needs.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022
