Example Sentences

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“History, especially the history of the 20th century, teaches that thuggery brings more thuggery, that street-fighting begets storm troopers,” New York Post columnist Bob McManus said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2021

Having a street-fighting weedy coral like this is important, says Cantin.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2020

It might be a new, improved Tyson Fury, but it didn’t take much from Deontay Wilder on Wednesday to bring the Englishman’s old street-fighting ties to a boil.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2018

If you were selecting mascots to help draw tourists to a city, the first choice might not be a group of street-fighting reptiles who live in the sewer with a rat.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2016

I considered myself beyond the stage of street-fighting, and one of the worst things I could do upon returning to the community was to engage in a brawl.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison