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• Not that Superman and Black Adam haven’t come to blows in the comics before.
  — Richard Newby, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2022
• Birds will sometimes come to blows, parrying with their talons and beaks.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
• It’s come to blows, where literally Howard’s been the punching bag for Jimmy all this time.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 May 2022
• While the negotiations remain tough, Britain and the European Union are stressing progress and seem less likely to come to blows.
  — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022
• Each of the main political parties draws support from different ethnic groups, and those groups have come to blows.
  — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2020
• Still, when Ellie does come to blows with an enemy, the fighting is fluid yet challenging.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 June 2020
• While Gifty and her mother do not come to blows or have knockdown arguments, her mother essentially sleeps through the rest of the novel, unable to get out of bed.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 6 Nov. 2020
• And, most crucially, a China aligned with Russia would be a far more daunting adversary to the United States should the world’s two superpowers ever come to blows.
  — David Pierson, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
• Hnath’s play is ultimately unsettling, deeply so when the brothers finally come to blows.
  — Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
• Mask disputes have come to blows on some flights, and flight attendants have faced unprecedented levels of aggression in trying to enforce the federal rule.
  — Marnie Hunter, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
• It will be anchored by fictional titans who are positioned all around the country but ultimately come to blows with one another.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
• Since then, China and India have watched each other warily and periodically come to blows.
  — Ian Hall, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2022
• At several events, Trump supporters and protesters have come to blows, including as recently as November, when clashes between people protesting the election results and counter-demonstrators ended with at least one stabbing and 20 arrests.
  — Julie Watson, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024