duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
duelled
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past participleof duel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof duel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
duelnouna prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
Example Sentences
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He duelled with O'Rourke, eventually getting into a tangle against a short ball and being given caught behind on review.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
One of these players applied light pressure on Alisson while their other player duelled with Virgil van Dijk, impairing his movement.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2025
Open ended with Mickelson once again having to settle for being second after he and fellow American Payne Stewart had duelled for the title during a cool and rainy final round.
From Reuters ● Jun. 10, 2014
Although Hamilton and Button duelled for the lead themselves 10 laps later, Goss feels Formula One's last two world champions showed Red Bull exactly how team-mates should behave on track.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2010
She’d duelled for their freedom, out-pirated the pirates, gained the crew’s respect so well that Blackbeard finally put them ashore lest Hylla take over his ship.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
