How to Use slugfest in a Sentence
slugfest
noun
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There's a sense that this could be a toe-to-toe slugfest.
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Matt Young,
Chron,
16 July 2021
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The best way to beat Thurman is to stay away from a slugfest.
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John Whisler,
San Antonio Express-News,
28 Jan. 2022
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By the time the final horn sounded, the Spurs had won a slugfest.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
16 Mar. 2018
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In what should be a slugfest, take the points with Butler at +7.5.
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Doug Ziefel,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Nov. 2022
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Look for a close battle and a slugfest in the halfcourt.
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Mar. 2022
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If the third quarter was a slugfest, the fourth quarter was a shootout.
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Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2019
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Iowa will host Michigan in what is sure to be a slugfest.
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Doug Ziefel,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Oct. 2022
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Although, this proved to be a slugfest that the Astros lost 9-7.
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Bryan C. Parker,
Chron,
1 Nov. 2021
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The slugfest that ensued would bring more madness to March.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2021
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Compared to the Ravens-Browns slugfest a week ago, this game was subdued.
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Marc Bona,
cleveland,
21 Dec. 2020
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All of them can just scooter on down the list of great Cincinnati slugfests.
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Joe Kay,
The Seattle Times,
6 June 2017
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In a game that featured 12 lead changes and nine ties, this slugfest had both sides of the gym on the edge of their bench seats.
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Scott Springer,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Feb. 2020
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Grant’s game Monday against Grayslake North was a slugfest.
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Lamond Pope,
Lake County News-Sun,
2 May 2018
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The second half was a back-and-forth slugfest among two Big East heavyweights.
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Ben Steele,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2023
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This matchup could turn into a slugfest when Chicago has the ball.
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Childs Walker,
baltimoresun.com,
19 Nov. 2021
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Michigan can win this game in a slugfest, but the passing game can't be MIA.
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Nick Baumgardner,
Detroit Free Press,
19 Oct. 2017
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It’s the opening of what is likely to be a summer slugfest. REP.
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NBC News,
2 May 2021
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The game was a slugfest from the outset, featuring four lead changes and five ties.
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Dallas News,
13 Feb. 2023
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The upper-deck shots by Duda weren't the longest in this slugfest.
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Jake Seiner,
courant.com,
3 June 2017
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With each team sending its fourth starter to the mound, Game 4 had the potential to be a slugfest.
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Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
28 Oct. 2017
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The match was more of a tactical affair than a slugfest.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2022
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Through my eyes, that was a slugfest between two teams that at the end of the season will be among the top 10 in the country.
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Bran Strickland | ,
al,
10 Sep. 2023
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This should be a slugfest that provides the winner a big launching pad for the rest of the season.
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Erick Smith,
USA TODAY,
30 Aug. 2022
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San Diego led 1-0 after three, then the game turned into a slugfest.
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James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive,
oregonlive,
21 Feb. 2022
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The game sets up to be another slugfest in what has been a series of close games.
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Brett Vito,
Denton Record-Chronicle,
27 Nov. 2020
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Two cents Score a lot: This won't be a defensive slugfest.
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Orion Sang,
Detroit Free Press,
31 Dec. 2019
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The thin air breeds slugfests and long days and nightmares for pitchers in any weather.
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Los Angeles Times,
31 July 2019
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Arizona State in three: This series could be a slugfest.
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Usa Today Sports Network,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2022
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Exhausted with the gridlock, Torre and Waffles quietly turned away from the slugfest and found work elsewhere.
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Erik Vance,
Scientific American,
1 Aug. 2017
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The Hoyas thrive in low-scoring defensive slugfests, and those are the kinds of games ripe for upsets in the grueling tournament format.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2024
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