On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fistfight. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fight or fisticuffs and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fistfight meaning
A fight using bare fists.
Using Fistfight
- The main meaning on this page is: A fight using bare fists.
- Useful related words include: fight, fisticuffs, slugfest, fighting.
- In the example corpus, fistfight often appears in combinations such as: in fistfight, to fistfight, fistfight at.
Context around Fistfight
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fistfight
- In this selection, "fistfight" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, excellent, occasional and political stand out and add context to how "fistfight" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in a fistfight and to a fistfight. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fistfight" sits close to words such as abdulrasheed, abhinav and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fistfight
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don’t bring pepper spray to a fistfight. (8 words)
It’s a fistfight, not a dance — brutal, futile, wet, raw and sad. (13 words)
Robb describes a brief fistfight that took place after the plugs were pulled. (13 words)
The similarities stop there and the film veers off in its own direction, adding drama and elements that are not part of Junod’s life at all (like getting into a fistfight with his father at his sister’s wedding, neither of which happened). (44 words)
The 'fistfight' in this film has more to do with a unique custom involving balancing a feather on a person's nose, with another knocking it off with a punch rather than genuine animosity between hero and villian. (38 words)
The feud between T.H.C. and Lexxxus resulted in a fistfight on a hip-hop event, when T.H.C. frontman rocks got into an argument with Lexxxus and then started the fistfight. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The feud between T.H.C. and Lexxxus resulted in a fistfight on a hip-hop event, when T.H.C. frontman rocks got into an argument with Lexxxus and then started the fistfight.
It’s a fistfight, not a dance — brutal, futile, wet, raw and sad.
Streeter’s brother told police that Streeter was trying to shoot himself, and he’d tried to stop him from putting a gun in his mouth, which led to a fistfight.
They had an excellent fistfight, which made great use of the two heroes' strength and skill.
According to Fajardo, the case stems from an incident on May 18, this year when security guard Renz Antero reported a disturbance in Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa City, caused by a fistfight.
Needless to say, this tension is darkly entertaining, like a fistfight at a funeral.
The 'fistfight' in this film has more to do with a unique custom involving balancing a feather on a person's nose, with another knocking it off with a punch rather than genuine animosity between hero and villian.
I have yet to lose either an argument or a fistfight in my mind.
This is not the first time for Bindura Municipal officials to engage in a fistfight.
When Chad Yazzie joined the Navajo Police Department just a few months ago, he expected to issue speeding tickets or break up the occasional fistfight.
Biden keeps saying he's the only one who can get into a political fistfight with Trump.
There, Lloyd confronts his father, who we later find out cheated on his dying wife before abandoning her and their children, and father and son get into a fistfight.
The similarities stop there and the film veers off in its own direction, adding drama and elements that are not part of Junod’s life at all (like getting into a fistfight with his father at his sister’s wedding, neither of which happened).
You might notice them start gatherings randomly on campus, where you can meet the school mascots, and possibly even witness them engage in a fistfight.
Don’t bring pepper spray to a fistfight.
Knight and Cle "Bone" Sloan, a consultant on the N.W.A biopic "Straight Outta Compton", were involved in a fistfight that ended up with Knight hitting Mr Sloan with his pickup truck.
Well, the dickhead who got in a fistfight at a kid event and another who shot him.
A political argument in 1947 resulted in a fistfight, but they maintained their friendship by never discussing politics again.
At the post-race dinner, Turner verbally assaulted Murdoch, afterward challenging him to a televised fistfight in Las Vegas.
Robb describes a brief fistfight that took place after the plugs were pulled.
Common combinations with fistfight
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in fistfight 6×
- to fistfight 2×
- fistfight at 2×
- fistfight in 2×
- fistfight with 2×
- into fistfight 2×
- fistfight that 2×