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.
have dueled
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present perfectof duel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ginsberg and Tom Wolfe should have dueled with exclamation points at 10 paces.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2012
John, 49, and Jim, 47, aren’t the only pair of brothers who have dueled while growing up.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2011
John, 49, and Jim, 47, aren't the only pair of brothers who have dueled while growing up.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2011
Then, in a spirit that would be cheered by millions of Americans who have dueled with a bank's computer and lost, he listed his demands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hylla would have dueled Otrera two nights in a row by now, assuming she had survived.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
