Example Sentences

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Russia's mercenary Wagner Group, which had been fighting with Malian forces against jihadists since 2021, ended its involvement in June 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

However, he said the housing secretary had been "fighting against a rearguard action mounted by the freeholders and other financial interests and supported by the Treasury".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

That last phrase referred to Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, the one Trump had been fighting with.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025

For more than a year, the keepers, gardeners, train drivers and office staff of Teamsters Local 856 had been fighting to unseat their boss, longtime San Francisco Zoo Chief Executive Tanya Peterson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Hard as it was for him to accept, he had come to believe that they had been fighting the wrong people for years.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson