How to Use catfight in a Sentence

catfight

noun
  • In fact, the premiere—which airs at 9 P.M. on the CW—already includes a catfight.
    Rebecca Keegan, HWD, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Adam is somehow the grand prize in this catfight, sought after by both Raven and Sarah.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2017
  • After a long season of snubs and catfights, the two finally get a chance to air out the true root of their problems.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 2 May 2020
  • What to watch: Another catfight for a two seed, this time between the Tigers and Panthers.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • In this week's episode of Valley 101, head of podcasts Katie O'Connell takes a look at the public catfight that ensued.
    Katie O'Connell, azcentral, 22 July 2019
  • Does this she-cat plotline, ending in the inevitable catfight, really stand the test of time?
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Now the Jersey Shore might have another hair-pulling catfight its hands.
    Noah Shachtman, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2012
  • In the fifties and sixties, the catfight—say, two women wrestling while wearing lingerie—was a staple of fetish films and low-budget B-movies.
    Kayleen Schaefer, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The catfights, overacting and Berry's swagger in a skimpy, tight, leather outfit that would be right at home at a Hookers Ball make for campy fun.
    Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2019
  • After hearing the idea, a female producer asked if the two women could get in a catfight.
    Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 30 June 2018
  • Alexis is just spoken of in the premiere, which still delivers a catfight.
    Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • What to watch: Rivalry week continues in this catfight between the Jaguars and Cougars, who are playing for high stakes.
    James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Does Empire not have enough catfights and fabulous outfits for you?
    Megan Friedman, Marie Claire, 5 May 2016
  • There were opposing YouTube channels, squabbles over boys—all the makings of catfight fodder that fed tabloids for years.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 28 May 2019
  • True to the ad's '80s inspiration, the clips, which are catching fire on social media, feature big hair, glam outfits, and catfights.
    Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 6 July 2019
  • Of course, Lanez used the opportunity to chime in with his version of events, painting the shooting, which required Megan Thee Stallion to have surgery, out to be a catfight between friends.
    Ashley Shannon Wu, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2022
  • As in, a catfight, even if half-engineered by an exhausted producer eager to wrap shooting for the day, is still a catfight.
    Jensen Davis, The New Republic, 7 May 2021
  • Jamie Barton was looking forward to an onstage catfight.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 13 May 2020
  • But there’s also an interesting power move getting lost in the catfight.
    Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 6 Mar. 2017
  • Alas, Michaels wasn’t the first critic to accuse Cohen of exploiting women (and whipping up catfights) for Bravo ratings.
    Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 2 May 2018
  • Everything about the royals needs to appear friendly and respectful, with fairy tales about teatime and, to keep things spicy, the occasional classic catfight.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • But even the maturing of her character did not fully quell the occasional catfight that can energize a soap opera.
    Annabelle Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Much of the network’s target audience hadn’t been born when onscreen divas Linda Evans and Joan Collins engaged in catfights, as they were charmingly called back then.
    David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2017
  • The ensuing battle is a supernatural catfight over a man who’s hardly worth their time.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Yes, the play ends with an extravagant wedding, but the path down the aisle is cratered with a death threat, an elopement, pixie interference and the greatest catfight in world literature.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 24 July 2017
  • Surprisingly, even though emotions are running high, the show is remarkably devoid of the catfights among contestants that are a usual hallmark of the franchise.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Amid the bitchiness, the saddest sequences aren’t catfights but flickers of intimacy.
    Emily Nussbaum, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • The cinematic catfight—complete with screaming, hair-pulling and husband-stealing—is getting a modern makeover.
    Caryn James, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2017
  • Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was absolute chaos from start to finish, marked by cheating allegations, catfights, and a not-so-surprising breakup.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 19 May 2020
  • The vessel, unstoppered in her hotel bathroom, releases a djinn (Idris Elba), who has a soothing manner and pointed ears, one of which has had a bite taken out of it, perhaps in a magical catfight.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022

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