straight fight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In recent days this had been seen by some MPs as a straight fight between Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, and Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
The 31-year-old Russian won his 11th straight fight with an arm triangle choke at 3:17 of Round 2 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Manchester City have been Premier League champions four of the past five seasons and I expect another straight fight with Liverpool to end with them on top again.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2022
Red Bull had chosen to bring Verstappen in on lap 40 for his final pitstop, taking the hard tyres for a 16-lap straight fight for victory.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2021
Piper knew she couldn’t win a straight fight against Khione and two winged guys with swords.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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