cockfighting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Anyone found guilty of taking part in cockfighting faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Then Republican senator John McCain labeled the fights "human cockfighting."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Following Reconstruction, Black people staged formal card games and cockfighting events, allowing participants to network while acquiring small but quick bursts of cash as economic opportunity languished.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
After then-US Senator John McCain labelled it "human cockfighting" and led a campaign to ban the UFC, its events were consigned to small markets.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
A priest who was faithful to that relation, and kept from cockfighting and gambling, was esteemed a respectable man by the common people.
From To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana
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