How to Use street fighter in a Sentence

street fighter

noun

• And in one of my first debates, Jake, I was called a street fighter from the iron range by my opponent.
  — NBC News, 31 July 2019
• The president is a street fighter, no question about it.
  — Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 22 June 2018
• Doctor’s call such an injury the boxer’s or street fighter’s fracture.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
• And Tyler Boyd is somebody that is just a bit of a street fighter, and all the big moments and all those clutch third-down conversions he’s been making for this team all season long.
  — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022
• Getting doxed as a neo-Nazi street fighter will ruin your life, forever.
  — German Lopez, Vox, 12 Aug. 2018
• By Charles Bethea Even if street fighters no longer regard him as their organizer, the authorities still treat him like a threat.
  — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
• Papp, a child of the slums, was a skilled street fighter with a passionately democratic artistic vision: free Shakespeare.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 5 June 2018
• Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter.
  — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
• From the back row, McConnell moved up, building a reputation as a campaign street fighter and savvy operator.
  — Scott Jennings, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023
• Wily and inscrutable, Putin earned a reputation as a ruthless street fighter unafraid to take on far larger opponents.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Mar. 2022
• Trump appears to hope that Giuliani, a like-minded political street fighter from New York, will aid his combative approach.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2018
• Over the course of his life, Ruggles was a true 19th-century Renaissance man, a visionary political leader, a savvy street fighter and a healer.
  — Graham Hodges, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2020
• Hodaka proves his mettle as a fearless street fighter fixated on his goal of getting Hina back, whatever the cost.
  — Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2019
• Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city’s criminal resurgence.
  — Tyler McCarthy, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2018
• Charlie is then forced to employ lawyers of his own, first a street fighter played by Ray Liotta, and then Alan Alda’s gentler, wearier veteran, whose hourly rates are still eye-wateringly high.
  — N.b. | Venice, The Economist, 4 Sep. 2019
• Kiev supporters said their rivals were busing in street fighters dressed as clergymen; the Moscow arm said its opponents were bolstered by nationalist groups.
  — James Marson, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024