Other Word Forms
- unfighting adjective
Etymology
Origin of fighting
Example Sentences
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The issue has become even more acute for Ukraine as it struggles to mobilise men for the front: "Those who wanted to fight are already fighting," the commander accepts.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
That will feed a backlash that is already constraining AI, as more communities are fighting against the construction of massive data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Before the U.S. entered the two world wars, its president—Woodrow Wilson in the first, Franklin D. Roosevelt in the second—dispatched trusted envoys to Europe to bring an end to the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
In the outlying district of Senou, where the airport is located and which witnessed heavy fighting on Saturday, the atmosphere was jittery.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
Torak came up spluttering with cold, fighting the river.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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