How to Use fracas in a Sentence

fracas

noun
  • Suarez was in the thick of the fracas.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Laenor, who was knocked down during the fracas, sees his lover dead on the floor.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The two brands have largely kept themselves out of the fracas.
    — Norma Young, Quartz Africa, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Again, as Castellanos walked away and stayed far from the fracas.
    — Anthony Witrado, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The idea of a solar probe to touch the sun’s corona was lost in the fracas.
    — Ian Graber-Stiehl, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2018
  • There have been intense moments, big games, and even a fracas.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The poster fracas was more than just another one-off outrage of the day.
    — Ruth Graham, Slate Magazine, 14 July 2017
  • The fracas in the Treasury market has died down, at least for now.
    — WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Sachs talked about the ratings fracas and much more with Rolling Stone.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In the video, Dan Green walks into the fracas and pulls the men apart.
    — Mark Gomez, The Mercury News, 10 May 2017
  • The teams showed no carry-over from a fracas the previous evening.
    — Kristie Rieken, Star Tribune, 29 July 2020
  • But the city had a vigorous tabloid press that would likely have pounced on such a fracas.
    — Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • Both students had hands full of each other’s hair during the fracas.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The fracas, part of which was caught on video, made national headlines.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Eggs were broken in the fracas and the resulting egg wash was used to give the cake a shiny gloss.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • But at the heart of the fracas was Mitchell against Bane, who is 6-5.
    — Joe Vardon, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Rebels players took exception, and a fracas kicked off.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Someone threw a bar stool at a bartender during the fracas, the report says.
    — Justin Madden, cleveland.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • What started as a war of words quickly evolved into a bench-clearing fracas.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Some sort of fracas ensues, and Bianca calls out to her partner for help.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Williams slammed Wallace to the field before the fracas was broken up.
    — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023
  • This didn't happen in the fracas of a party (there were no drugs, no alcohol).
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019
  • His colleagues joined the fracas, and what became clear was that age was a big factor in the opinions.
    — Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Ogunjobi knocked Rudolph to the ground in the fracas that followed.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 15 Nov. 2019
  • For those who built the racket, the whole 20-year fracas was a victory.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Staff and others not in uniform also appeared to be in the middle of the fracas and hit the floor.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • In some ways, the fracas set the tone for a game that had a fair bit of feeling and little available ice for either team.
    — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Maybe Portia finally gets a grip, grabs the gun and fires it off during the fracas.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The fracas moved into the hallway, and the Massey family was asked to leave.
    — Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • The child started to video the fracas using a cellphone, but dropped the phone when the shooting started.
    — Fox News, 4 Apr. 2018

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