How to Use fight for in a Sentence

fight for

phrasal verb
Definition of fight fornext
  • Democrats face an uphill pattern in the fight for the office Kennedy seeks.
    — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Civil rights activists fought for equality through the power of the vote.
    — Stef Mitchell, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The Battle of Ohio will be fought for the 100th time on Sunday.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Bill Geddie took a chance on me and believed in me and fought for me.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • Artists from that era were fighting for hip-hop to live and be around this long.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But they’re forced to fight for a voice in safeguarding it.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
  • But they’re forced to fight for a voice in safeguarding it.
    — Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And Sunny, 8, who is fighting for her right to play sports in her home state of Texas.
    — Kate T. Parker, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The final two brews are set in the fight for the Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2024 title.
    — The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Kroger executives have vowed to fight for the deal in court.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • That makes the jostling for second place nearly as important as the fight for the top spot.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In a hushed famine ward, starving babies fight for life.
    — Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • Read on for everything there is to know about the 22 ladies ready to fight for Gerry's heart.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 30 Aug. 2023
  • There is still much to fight for, and many legitimate ways to do it.
    — The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2023
  • How might this next fight for Biden fit into that greater context?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • The tallest man fights for control near the rim, waiting to be fed passes for close-range baskets.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Two men fought for jobs in a mill.50 years later, the nation is still divided.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
  • An ambulance, an empty lot and a loophole: One man’s fight for a place to live.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024
  • Both Haley and DeSantis are in a close fight for those who took their time to decide.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Mama is out here fighting for a living wage babyyyyy💪 .
    — Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Reminder to always fight for your health and never take time for granted!
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Jenkins has to now balance her fight for justice with her effort to raise their young son alone.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • The two were fighting for control of the hammer, which officers ordered them to drop.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • In 2024, Milwaukee, and Wisconsin more broadly, is ground zero for the fight for the White House.
    — Galen Druke, ABC News, 15 July 2024
  • Today’s great reads An ambulance, an empty lot and a loophole: One man’s fight for a place to live.
    — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Last year, Kroger executives vowed to fight for the deal in court if necessary.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Here, again, Huang allows the reader to feel how hard Wong had to fight for acceptance, this time among her own people.
    — Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
  • While the actors fought for fair labor practices, red carpets have been few and far between due to the union’s guidelines.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The mom of a 20-year-old college student who was killed in a hit-and-run at her college campus is fighting for justice.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • There is a man in Landeskog fighting for his career with every shred of his being.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024

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