Example Sentences

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Fights between cash-strapped owners and their unpaid, unsupplied crews are accumulating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Fights in democracy are nothing new and nothing wrong.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

An emotional Francis Ngannou marked his return to mixed martial arts with a first-round stoppage of Renan Ferreira at the PFL Super Fights event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

Fights with spouses or partners if meals aren’t portioned equally, or panic that a family member might eat the last of a favorite food — even though they’re able to go get more.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Fights between bears were common, and the subject of much ritual.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman