How to Use dogfight in a Sentence

dogfight

noun

• The election has turned into a real dogfight.
• He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.
• F-22s take to the sky, ready to fight and win dogfights.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2013
• This should be a dogfight between two of the best teams in the SEC.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
• For the third time in four nights, Texas found itself in a dogfight.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 June 2021
• Even so, the MiG-29 is no match for Russian jets in a dogfight.
  — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• The one with the giant space station and a World War II-style dogfight.
  — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• This could give the Su-47 a great advantage in a dogfight.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2019
• Gonzaga is the third and the Zags, too, were in a dogfight.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 4 Apr. 2021
• Late in that film, Porco tells the story of his best friend’s death in a dogfight.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
• And the Warriors were in a dogfight with the Clippers, hurt by their total turnovers.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2021
• The dial will be etched with a scene from a fighter jet dogfight.
  — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 23 Dec. 2019
• And while both are firmly in the hunt this year, both are likely in for some dogfights.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 22 May 2018
• Less than six weeks to Election Day, the contest is a dogfight.
  — David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2020
• Once again, the Terriers wouldn't go away in this dogfight.
  — Marisa Ingemi, courant.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• But with the Browns in a dogfight for their playoffs the rest of the way, the team needs to close ranks and pull together tighter than ever.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 14 Nov. 2021
• Now, the Golden Knights are 11 points out of first place in the Pacific, and in a dogfight to keep their playoff hopes alive.
  — Carol Schram, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
• This is a horse who was in a dogfight for a good seven-eighths of a mile and still held off the competition.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 25 May 2018
• Check out the scene in Top Gun where Maverick turns to head home after a dogfight.
  — Sarah Fallon, Wired, 23 Dec. 2020
• South Houston began the night in a dogfight for either third or fourth place.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
• It's expected to be dogfight for the final spot or two.
  — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• But Simmons knew this game was going to be a dogfight and was locked in long before the game started.
  — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The Big Ten should be a dogfight at the top and that could case the conference to be a casualty when the season winds down.
  — Brant Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• Which means resting starters could lead to rust in a first-round playoff matchup sure to be a dogfight no matter who the Knicks draw in Round one.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
• Boston, Oakland, and Seattle are in a three-team dogfight for the second wild-card spot.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2021
• The Bears managed to lead for 31 minutes but found themselves in a dogfight when the Sooners got hot beyond the arc in the final minute.
  — Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
• The next two quarters devolved into a dogfight between the both team’s stars.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
• Instead, the Warriors find themselves in a dogfight with a more than game Rockets team, and with a roster that lacks the right depth to face it.
  — Tim Bontemps, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
• Max Domi wasn’t surprised the game turned into a dogfight.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
• The ensuing dogfight in the skies results in the slaying of Rhaenys and her dragon, Aegon seemingly on his deathbed, and Rook’s Rest in ruins.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024