fight - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • pick: A chastened America is unlikely to pick a fight on that right now.

Object

  • terrorism: The U.S. administration has exploited the tragic events of September 11, under the pretext of fighting terrorism, to implement the pre-existing strategy.
  • poverty: Norway is also supporting specific pilot projects aimed at testing models for registering property and at fighting poverty through national reforms.
  • infection: A higher temperature or fever means the body is fighting the infection.
  • crime: New communications systems have also been put in place to improve the Met's response to fighting crime in London.

Preposition: against

  • terrorism: Major reforms have been implemented in the way the Met deals with serious crime networks and in the fight against terrorism.
  • poverty: This is a really crucial moment in the global fight against poverty.
  • racism: These points apply with equal force to the fight against racism in all its forms.

Adjective modifier

  • spirited: Not wanting to take any chances he hit it and after 10 minutes and a spirited fight his prize was in the net!
  • brave: KFC ROASTED BY HOTPLATE KFC along with new Danish striker ( Anders ) put up a brave fight against a rampant hotplate squad.

Modifies a noun

  • racism: We provide a voice for Cuba through the pages of the newspaper Fight Racism!
  • scene: I prefer the fight scenes in Big Trouble in Little China, a bit more irony to the fight scenes.

Adjective complement

  • shy: His talks were almost guaranteed to provide good ' copy ' and he was not one to fight shy of controversy.

Noun used with modifier

  • sword: How you can have a dramatic sword fight while wearing pjamas and still come out of it looking cool, I have no idea.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: HIV attacks the body's immune system, making it hard to fight off infections.

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