fighter

Example Sentences

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He and thousands of other mixed martial arts fans watched on as US fighter Justin Gaethje beat Spanish-Georgian opponent Ilia Topuria to win the lightweight championship in the main event.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

MLB spoke with Dodgers and Rams physician Neal ElAttrache about a New York Times story that connected him with UFC fighter Conor McGregor taking banned substances.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

The military plans to buy about 1,000 new “collaborative combat aircraft,” aiming for a cost of one-third of a manned fighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

If you put all these activities together during your visit, it’s sort of like being a fighter, except for the part where you fight each other.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

She’d won the 1938 Bendix Air Race flying a fighter plane from Los Angeles to Cleveland, and later in life she would become the first woman to break the sound barrier.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein