fight on

phrasal verb

fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.

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The middleweight pair is now scheduled to fight on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium in London. — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2025 The other title fight on the card sees Shokichi Iwata put his WBO light flyweight title on the line against Rene Santiago. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Friends of the Everglades continues to fight on and will host its fourth annual Marjory Stoneman Douglas Legacy Celebration luncheon at 11 a.m. April 4, at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. — Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 One of the three told new officers that nine fights on Dec. 22, 2023, in a unit of the juvenile facility were an example of how the detention employees controlled the children in their care, according to the indictment. — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fight on

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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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