fighting

Example Sentences

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A long list of local villagers and others claim the land is actually theirs—many of whom have been fighting for it in court for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Multiple U.S.-brokered ceasefires between the Lebanese and Israeli governments have failed to stop the fighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The goal is minimal, a memorandum of understanding to stop the fighting, open the strait and set up talks on more difficult issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In addition to teaching and writing, he enjoyed golfing, horseback riding, fighting City Hall over an environmental issue, volunteering in soup kitchens and speaking to youth organizations, according to his bio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“What I don’t get is why there are two sides fighting over us.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix