straight fight

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noun

a contest between two candidates only

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Words nearby straight fight

straightedge, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, straight face, straight fight, straight flush, straightforward, straight from the horse's mouth, straight-from-the-shoulder, straight goods

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How to use straight fight in a sentence

They've beaten all Dougal's plans, and it's a straight fight with odds of six to one.
Huntingtower|John Buchan
If it had been a straight fight even; a clear issue between passion and pity!
The Dark Flower|John Galsworthy
The year 1912, in which the straight fight on Home Rule was to begin, opened stormily.
John Redmond's Last Years|Stephen Gwynn
If you could get a straight fight against a Liberal I believe you would.
The Master of Mrs. Chilvers|Jerome K. Jerome