How to Use altercation in a Sentence

altercation

noun

• Each man has accused the other of starting the altercation.
  — Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
• The altercation Monday night started in the mall and moved outside where shots were fired, Healey said.
  — Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2022
• Authorities said the agent was approached by a man who was panhandling and got into a verbal altercation with him.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• An altercation at a Bessemer home Monday morning left three people shot.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 12 Dec. 2022
• Amid the altercation, a poll worker allegedly punched the man in the face, according to the incident report.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
• The footage captured Moore grab a bottle of iced tea and bring it to the counter, where the altercation occurred, according to Jones.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2022
• Rolfe shot Brooks, who was unarmed, during an altercation in a Wendy’s parking lot, where Brooks had fallen asleep in his car.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022
• Brewer and two other officers responded to a call about an armed man on a street after an altercation at a Sun City bar.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
• Authorities say Wright got into a verbal altercation with a 30-year-old man inside the store.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2022
• Friday night’s altercation followed a tense City Council meeting that saw De León make his first appearance in two months.
  — oregonlive, 10 Dec. 2022
• Kendrick got into an altercation with another inmate at the Fulton County jail in 2022.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
• Banks said he got involved in an altercation about a month ago when the fire alarm went off at night.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The source of the black eye is often a blow to the area, whether caused by an altercation, fall, or impact by a hard object.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
• Shay and Leviss get into an altercation, and Shay changes her flight home to avoid being on the same one.
  — Hannah Selinger, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2023
• Four other women make their way over to them to break up the altercation.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Nikola then shoved Markieff in the back, starting an altercation between the two teams on the court.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• During the altercation, the woman fought back, took the weapon from Tranchant and stabbed him, then fled to safety, deputies said.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• The altercation took place in a club lounge just outside the court at Phoenix's Footprint Center.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• The city’s police chief said the children appeared to be coming home from school and were caught in an altercation that started on the bus.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
• What injuries, if any, each man suffered was not included in the release, nor was the cause of the altercation.
  — Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 17 Sep. 2024
• The fatal altercation occurred in the area of 7 Mile and Kelly, around 9:35 a.m on Monday.
  — Sarah Rumpf, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2022
• Phillips said Tran did not appear to take anything from the women, and is not believed to have been injured in the altercation.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
• Six youths were involved in the incident that led to the altercation, the department said in a news release.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The two had a previous altercation in which the suspect fired a gun in the air to scare his older brother away, police said.
  — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• Footage was captured of the altercation that occurred near a baggage claim area.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Footage of the minute-long fight shows the altercation began as Hunt was walking away from a pay-by-the-hour motel room and Walker rushed at him from behind.
  — oregonlive, 14 July 2023
• The two men got into a physical altercation, and then shots were fired.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 11 Feb. 2023
• That altercation played out in front of Trump, who is not required to attend the trial, but did so on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• The staff and students are happier and there are less altercations.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
• In the first altercation shown in the videos, multiple officers shout at Nichols to lie down, though he is already pinned to the ground from shoulders to feet.
  — Justine McDaniel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 25 Nov 2024