How to Use battle it out in a Sentence

battle it out

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  • The two best teams in the tournament battling it out for a place in the World Cup final.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • While agencies and states battle it out with legal red tape, the asset class continues to grow quickly.
    — Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The word hero gets used too much, according to some, but battling it out with the heat for meat during grilling season is worthy of the title.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Portland Fire and Dallas Wings are battling it out for the eighth and final spot.
    — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Republicans were happy to battle it out, pointing out that the images of the congressman in pink were for a breast cancer awareness event.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Judges taste everything blind, focusing on flavor and quality, with beers first battling it out at the country level before moving on to the global stage in classic beer styles.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 2018, United battled it out with Manchester City for the signing of Fred.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • If the games at the tournament so far are anything to go by then supporters of the remaining teams are in for a rollercoaster of emotions as their heroes battle it out to be crowned world champions.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Rather, in the 158th Belmont running, three Triple Crown deep closers famously battled it out down the lane, speed horses nowhere in sight.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Long story short, the new Free tent jumps right into the same minimal weight lane as other those other new ultralight freestanding tents, ready to battle it out for backcountry supremacy.
    — New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • On defense, Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson watched Corey Thornton and Chau Smith-Wade battle it out in the secondary.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Just a few hours after Spain lifted the World Cup trophy, the Warriors and Grizzlies battled it out for the summer league title in Las Vegas.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
  • Other notable riders to mention are Mads Pedersen, who will battle it out with Van der Poel on uphill sprints or from reduced bunches, while NSN Cycling Team’s best chance of a stage comes through Biniam Girmay.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • This Sunday, Spain and Argentina will hit the New York New Jersey Stadium turf — natural grass, in a nice change of pace — to battle it out for the FIFA World Cup Trophy; there will be something else on the line this time.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
  • Bot-on-Bot Combat Designed to Settle Our AI Differences Adaptive Security is collaborating with BattleBots to bring some action to the AI debate by having humanoid bots battle it out on the show floor.
    — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026

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