Burr-Hamilton duel

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A duel fought in 1804 between Aaron Burr, vice president of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury. The two had been bitter political opponents for years. Burr shot and killed Hamilton.

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How to use Burr-Hamilton duel in a sentence

Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.
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Yet according to Hamilton, “it was quickly apparent that other than pecuniary consolation would be acceptable.”
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It was a duel on a larger scale, with all the uncertainty and danger that implied.
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"But I don't quite see that," persisted Spunyarn, strong in his idea that the man who fights a duel is a fool.
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As soon as Michael made sure of the duel, he saw his confidential clerk.
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The old dog stuck to her like a burr, and she had not the heart to take up a stick to enforce obedience.
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Button Gwinnett, one of the signers, died of a wound received in a duel.
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The color-bearer went down, but the flag was seized by Randolph Hamilton, and held aloft.
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