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brawls

  • plural
    of brawl.
    brawl
    noun
    an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.
  • present tense form
    of brawl (3rd person singular).
    brawl
    noun
    an angry, rough, noisy fight, especially one engaged in under the influence of alcohol.

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She is impressed that even the fiercest brawls on the field typically give way to laughter and handshakes at the conclusion of the match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Matthew Tkachuk, a Team USA player who was among those involved in the brawls, told reporters afterwards that his team needed to deliver a message that "It's our time right now."

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

As newspapermen nationwide wielded “Southland” in rhetorical brawls, Harrison Gray Otis, editor of the new Los Angeles Daily Times, started doing the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025

She rolls with a posse that’s 30-strong, uses warthogs like DoorDash for her tick snacks between brawls, and has a cousin who catches birds with his butt cheeks.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024

Drawing from sources as diverse as aikido and barroom brawls, the instructors taught us ways to tangle with an attacking or resisting inmate that you weren’t likely to see in, say, a John Wayne movie.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover