prize fight
- a variation of prizefight.
Example Sentences
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The flurry of a finish started off more like a prize fight, each team taking its turn landing blows in a game of wild swings.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
"It's very easy for me to say, 'it's a fight, it's a prize fight, it's dangerous, I've got to pay people as much as I can to fight'," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
The Monarchs roster includes Matt Adams, a former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, a bear of a man known as “Big City,” who is recruited for a mock pregame weigh-in, like at a prize fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
Curry said they’ll be ready for the next round of this prize fight after feeling they let one slip away.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2022
Action follows action, as in a prize fight.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
