How to Use battle royal in a Sentence

battle royal

noun
  • Pearce announced that a battle royal would take place later in the night.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Bloomberg's qualification now sets up a battle royal of sorts.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Then, to complete the drama, the big grizzly had caught the two intruders and slaughtered them in a battle royal.
    — Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
  • There could be only one winner in a battle royal, so pacts were inevitably broken, lending each match a wary frisson.
    — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Thursday’s Democratic debate was billed as a kind of battle royal.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Wegmans’ service marks the beginning of a battle royal among grocers.
    — Suzette Parmley, Philly.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • This sets up a battle royal that also turns out to be, approximately, a battle of the sexes.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2021
  • By that measure, this Monday’s 30-man over the top battle royal should be one of the best in the event’s history.
    — cleveland.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The second season was both sharper and funnier than the first, with a season-finale battle royal in which the spoils went to the patient folks at home.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Tonight's Royal Rumble is wide open with about a dozen possible ways the 30-man over the top battle royal could play out.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • One of those people is Gaby, who confronts Liz in a passive-aggressive battle royal.
    — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • The Koch network is likely to spend heavily to support the voucher law, setting up a battle royal with the labor movement.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Yet the powers that be want to pit Teddy against his family in a theatrical battle royal for the audience’s amusement.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 13 June 2018
  • Another year, another round in the battle royal for streaming licenses.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But a battle royal has to have other opponents — in this case, my brother, who didn't like the price tag on the new bed, a four-poster totally upholstered, trimmed, and gussied up.
    — Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 2 Oct. 2012
  • During the battle royal last week, Uso eliminated his brother Jimmy, who had been saving him throughout the match.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With a governing board engaged in a battle royal that deepens every week and a president who might or might not have been fired, Wayne State is in turmoil.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2019
  • But with the three podium finishers in Zagreb in fine form and with Shiffrin returning to her best the stage is set for a battle royal for medals in the slalom and giant slalom races at the championships.
    — Paul Gittings, CNN, 3 Jan. 2021
  • The men’s battle royal at Double or Nothing struggled to tell multiple stories, which is a byproduct of the nature of these matches—there is simply too much going on at once.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Cargill entered the battle royal towards the end, successfully eliminating stars like Nia Jax and Becky Lynch.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Hill previously competed in a battle royal back in May, but this upcoming appearance would serve as his formal introduction to the roster.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • During Sunday night's Royal Rumble, the men's 30-man over the top battle royal came earlier than expected.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 28 Jan. 2018
  • With Mandy on the run, heading back to her father’s Wyoming ranch, and Roy Lee in close pursuit, all parties are set to converge in a bloody battle royal for possession of the shirt.
    — Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Tenney, who has faced backlash multiple times for saying racial slurs during his streams, caught his wave when Epic Games released the battle royal shooting game in 2017.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • The event features a 30-man and 30-woman battle royal with the winner securing a spot in the male and female main events at WrestleMania in April.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Chapter 5 Season 2 of Epic Games' Fortnite is set to wrap up in a little over a week, fans and players have been teased about the big finale for the battle royal shooter game.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 May 2024
  • Since Rollins vacated the championship, WWE announced a huge battle royal on Raw to determine a new opponent for Punk.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The second came when Uso won a battle royal on Raw last fall and earned the right to face CM Punk for the then-vacant World Heavyweight Championship.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Vaquer won a 20-woman battle royal at the Evolution premium live event in July, which guaranteed her a future shot at the Women's World Title.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Once Seth Rollins was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship, a battle royal was booked to determine who will meet Punk for the gold in Salt Lake City.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

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