cockfighting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Then Republican senator John McCain labeled the fights "human cockfighting."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
A Facebook post by Club Gallistico de Puerto Rico on Dec. 17, 2025, pictures the Ortiz brothers and lists them as participants in a cockfighting event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Following Reconstruction, Black people staged formal card games and cockfighting events, allowing participants to network while acquiring small but quick bursts of cash as economic opportunity languished.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
After then-US Senator John McCain labelled it "human cockfighting" and led a campaign to ban the UFC, its events were consigned to small markets.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
The horse-racing and cockfighting contingent in the House of Commons is well represented; the blear eyes, the poddy pudge, the bulbous beak—all these are in evidence.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard
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