How to Use slugfest in a Sentence

slugfest

noun

• There's a sense that this could be a toe-to-toe slugfest.
  — Matt Young, Chron, 16 July 2021
• The best way to beat Thurman is to stay away from a slugfest.
  — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
• By the time the final horn sounded, the Spurs had won a slugfest.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Mar. 2018
• In what should be a slugfest, take the points with Butler at +7.5.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
• Look for a close battle and a slugfest in the halfcourt.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2022
• If the third quarter was a slugfest, the fourth quarter was a shootout.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2019
• Iowa will host Michigan in what is sure to be a slugfest.
  — Doug Ziefel, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
• Although, this proved to be a slugfest that the Astros lost 9-7.
  — Bryan C. Parker, Chron, 1 Nov. 2021
• The slugfest that ensued would bring more madness to March.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2021
• Compared to the Ravens-Browns slugfest a week ago, this game was subdued.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 21 Dec. 2020
• All of them can just scooter on down the list of great Cincinnati slugfests.
  — Joe Kay, The Seattle Times, 6 June 2017
• In a game that featured 12 lead changes and nine ties, this slugfest had both sides of the gym on the edge of their bench seats.
  — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• Grant’s game Monday against Grayslake North was a slugfest.
  — Lamond Pope, Lake County News-Sun, 2 May 2018
• The second half was a back-and-forth slugfest among two Big East heavyweights.
  — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
• This matchup could turn into a slugfest when Chicago has the ball.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• Michigan can win this game in a slugfest, but the passing game can't be MIA.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2017
• It’s the opening of what is likely to be a summer slugfest. REP.
  — NBC News, 2 May 2021
• The game was a slugfest from the outset, featuring four lead changes and five ties.
  — Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2023
• The upper-deck shots by Duda weren't the longest in this slugfest.
  — Jake Seiner, courant.com, 3 June 2017
• With each team sending its fourth starter to the mound, Game 4 had the potential to be a slugfest.
  — Kevin Dotson, CNN, 28 Oct. 2017
• The match was more of a tactical affair than a slugfest.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• Through my eyes, that was a slugfest between two teams that at the end of the season will be among the top 10 in the country.
  — Bran Strickland | , al, 10 Sep. 2023
• This should be a slugfest that provides the winner a big launching pad for the rest of the season.
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2022
• San Diego led 1-0 after three, then the game turned into a slugfest.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 21 Feb. 2022
• The game sets up to be another slugfest in what has been a series of close games.
  — Brett Vito, Denton Record-Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2020
• Two cents Score a lot: This won't be a defensive slugfest.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2019
• The thin air breeds slugfests and long days and nightmares for pitchers in any weather.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2019
• Arizona State in three: This series could be a slugfest.
  — Usa Today Sports Network, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
• Exhausted with the gridlock, Torre and Waffles quietly turned away from the slugfest and found work elsewhere.
  — Erik Vance, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
• The Hoyas thrive in low-scoring defensive slugfests, and those are the kinds of games ripe for upsets in the grueling tournament format.
  — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Nov 2024