How to Use battle in a Sentence

battle

1 of 2 noun
  • The battle continued late into the night.
  • A police officer was injured in a gun battle that took place last night.
  • Thousands of soldiers were willing to go into battle to fight the enemy.
  • That two-day conflict has become one of the most famous battles in history.
  • The company was involved in a legal battle with one of its employees.
  • This is a camp battle to watch.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
  • Bains was a beast on the backcheck and in puck battles.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This has been a 21-year battle.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • The net-minder won the race but lost the battle.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The ratings had been tied up in a court battle.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Now, the two will do battle inside a steel cage.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • There’s sure to be a battle for this film in the market.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 May 2026
  • The boys did great to battle back to get it back to 3-3.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • And then there are the budget battles.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Don't miss out on the final battle.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This was only the first battle of a matchup that will last for years.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Arthurs has faced a health battle before.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Bombs of all kinds fired during the battle still rise from the earth there.
    — Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That’s been a battle in itself.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • No two battles unfold the same way; the fate of your team is yours to shape!
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • The Longhorns have won the turnover battle in all but three of their games.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Then other states joined the battle.
    — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • Pick and choose your battles wisely.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • That was the 11th lead change in what was a back-and-forth battle.
    — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
  • And to do those things at the same time—to fight that battle at the same time—is hard to do.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Will this battle now end up in an actual court?
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This was one battle the players were not going to lose.
    — Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • He is now seen as a key asset in the battle against climate change.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026
  • So who wins the battle between the fox and the hedgehog?
    — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, for some there was a battle just to get into the premiere.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 May 2026

battle

2 of 2 verb
  • And, he’s been battling with that.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • There’s been talk about the role of battling in hip-hop.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
  • At the same time, proud of the way this team battled to the end.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Punk tried to battle back, but Reigns was adamant.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Punk went for it, but Reigns battled out of it.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Biz took me around battling for money.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The two had battled all game long and talked trash to each other.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Her children are battling their own demons.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mansell and Moore spent the next two years battling to clear their names.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Four top seeds battling for supremacy, the same four teams from last year.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And the last pillar is battling.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Fire crews and air support have been battling the blaze over the past two days.
    — oregonlive, 10 July 2023
  • Now the last pillar is battling, and these are all the things that come with it.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Iyo battled back, and hung up Liv on the second rope.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • At least a half dozen firefighters showed up to battle the fire.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Instead of a tie game, the Leafs were battling for a loose puck.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Landry has been battling a knee injury for most of the season.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Dailey was among four runners who battled for six laps.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • This game was physical at times as both teams battled hard.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This week alone, Southfield fire crews have battled three fires.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Green has been battling injuries all season and played in just his sixth game.
    — CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Dalis sustained minor burns to his face while battling the blaze.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The two have battled head-to-head twice, each beating the other.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Jauan battled completely to come play in that game.
    — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The biggest buzzkill at any beach is battling crowds.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Hoses were stretched across the arch as crews battled flames that kept resurfacing.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Yu battled the Eaton Fire for 36 hours.
    — Ross Palombo, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • So much of writing is battling your own mind to cough up the clearest idea or best word.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Video from the scene shows firefighters battling large flames and heavy smoke.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Yet Choinière was battling an injury.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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