fight with
phrasal verb
fought with; fighting with; fights with
1
: to fight against (someone or something)
He fought with his wife over/about money.
The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.
He fought with several worthy opponents.
2
: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)
The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.
3
: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)
They were fighting with knives.
They fought with their fists.
Examples of fight with in a Sentence
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The engineers fought with supervisors for six months over company practices, which eventually led to a re-evaluation of the company’s engineering work.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Impoverished mercenary collaborators, including many free Blacks, also fought with Spain, devising cunning guerrilla tactics to entrap pro-independence insurgents.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Such a conflict will be fought with cyberattacks, disinformation, and psychological warfare.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Yes, Donny eventually has a career breakthrough, when a physical fight with Martha and a crowd that fails to respond to his hacky prop comedy drive him to confess his whole saga—stalking, Darrien, and all—onstage.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
The high-stakes fight with the Detroit Three significantly raised the profile of UAW President Shawn Fain, who was just named as one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2024.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
The child’s father rushed in and began fighting with the intruder, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
How about fighting with a giant sheep puppet, getting ripped across the stage in a fake windstorm and delivering A-list guest performers for a career-spanning set that proved his singular place in L.A. music history.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The teen was involved in a fight with other young people when a person who was not involved in the altercation pulled out a gun and fired, said Metro Transit Police Department Deputy Chief Maurice McKinney.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Impoverished mercenary collaborators, including many free Blacks, also fought with Spain, devising cunning guerrilla tactics to entrap pro-independence insurgents.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Such a conflict will be fought with cyberattacks, disinformation, and psychological warfare.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
Yes, Donny eventually has a career breakthrough, when a physical fight with Martha and a crowd that fails to respond to his hacky prop comedy drive him to confess his whole saga—stalking, Darrien, and all—onstage.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
The high-stakes fight with the Detroit Three significantly raised the profile of UAW President Shawn Fain, who was just named as one of Time's 100 most influential people of 2024.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
The child’s father rushed in and began fighting with the intruder, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
How about fighting with a giant sheep puppet, getting ripped across the stage in a fake windstorm and delivering A-list guest performers for a career-spanning set that proved his singular place in L.A. music history.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The teen was involved in a fight with other young people when a person who was not involved in the altercation pulled out a gun and fired, said Metro Transit Police Department Deputy Chief Maurice McKinney.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
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