kite fighting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It robbed Afghans of the simple pleasures of life: music, art, dance, even kite fighting.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
In some parts of the world, especially the Middle East and India, kite fighting is a popular pastime, and the tradition has arrived on our shores.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2016
A telephone company executive, Poon, 55, is the kite-fighting champion of Thailand�and in Thailand, kite fighting is a big-league sport.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few weeks later, the Taliban banned kite fighting.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
He unlocked the place carelessly, looking over his shoulder at a kite fighting with two nesting crows.
From Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales by Haggard, Henry Rider
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