How to Use street fighter in a Sentence

street fighter

noun
  • Doctor’s call such an injury the boxer’s or street fighter’s fracture.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Getting doxed as a neo-Nazi street fighter will ruin your life, forever.
    — German Lopez, Vox, 12 Aug. 2018
  • 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
  • Society is quick to shun, stigmatize and belittle the blue-collar street fighter.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • More than a decade after bringing Blackbriar to light, Bourne is in hiding as a street fighter in Greece.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • From the back row, McConnell moved up, building a reputation as a campaign street fighter and savvy operator.
    — Scott Jennings, CNN, 2 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For 2025, Subaru updated the WRX to now include the tS, which at first glance appears to be the same flannel-wearing street fighter.
    — ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The son of a Scottish immigrant, McCluskie had a reputation as a political street fighter and his gruff style complemented Becerra’s more measured, cerebral approach.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • At its center is Hijikata Toshizo – a former street fighter played by Yamada Yuki – whose unlikely brotherhood with Kondo Isami and Okita Soji shapes the emotional core of the series.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026

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