How to Use dogfight in a Sentence

dogfight

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  • The election has turned into a real dogfight.
  • He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.
  • F-22s take to the sky, ready to fight and win dogfights.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2013
  • This should be a dogfight between two of the best teams in the SEC.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • For the third time in four nights, Texas found itself in a dogfight.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 June 2021
  • Even so, the MiG-29 is no match for Russian jets in a dogfight.
    — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The one with the giant space station and a World War II-style dogfight.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • This could give the Su-47 a great advantage in a dogfight.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Gonzaga is the third and the Zags, too, were in a dogfight.
    — Michael Marot, ajc, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Late in that film, Porco tells the story of his best friend’s death in a dogfight.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And the Warriors were in a dogfight with the Clippers, hurt by their total turnovers.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The dial will be etched with a scene from a fighter jet dogfight.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • And while both are firmly in the hunt this year, both are likely in for some dogfights.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 22 May 2018
  • Less than six weeks to Election Day, the contest is a dogfight.
    — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Once again, the Terriers wouldn't go away in this dogfight.
    — Marisa Ingemi, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • But with the Browns in a dogfight for their playoffs the rest of the way, the team needs to close ranks and pull together tighter than ever.
    — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Now, the Golden Knights are 11 points out of first place in the Pacific, and in a dogfight to keep their playoff hopes alive.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This is a horse who was in a dogfight for a good seven-eighths of a mile and still held off the competition.
    — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
  • Check out the scene in Top Gun where Maverick turns to head home after a dogfight.
    — Sarah Fallon, Wired, 23 Dec. 2020
  • South Houston began the night in a dogfight for either third or fourth place.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • It's expected to be dogfight for the final spot or two.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • But Simmons knew this game was going to be a dogfight and was locked in long before the game started.
    — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The Big Ten should be a dogfight at the top and that could case the conference to be a casualty when the season winds down.
    — Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • Which means resting starters could lead to rust in a first-round playoff matchup sure to be a dogfight no matter who the Knicks draw in Round one.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Boston, Oakland, and Seattle are in a three-team dogfight for the second wild-card spot.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The Bears managed to lead for 31 minutes but found themselves in a dogfight when the Sooners got hot beyond the arc in the final minute.
    — Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The next two quarters devolved into a dogfight between the both team’s stars.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Instead, the Warriors find themselves in a dogfight with a more than game Rockets team, and with a roster that lacks the right depth to face it.
    — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
  • Max Domi wasn’t surprised the game turned into a dogfight.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This is a season of TV full of adventure, lightsaber fights, and space dogfights, but also a season that brings back a childlike sense of wonder and humor to a franchise that had become a bit too somber.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2024

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