` ` We like Ricky's competitive spirit for sure, but we definitely don't need him getting into any kind of fisticuffs, '' Nolan said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
She actually knows how to use "fisticuffs" in a sentence without sounding smug. From Wordnik.com. [Maggie's Farm] Reference
The rhetorical trick of belittling the matter by speaking of it as "fisticuffs" will not pass in this discussion. From Wordnik.com. [Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates] Reference
As the MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE said of the imbroglio (while earning bonus points for use of the term "fisticuffs"). From Wordnik.com. [SPORTSbyBROOKS] Reference
But I have to say, we've never had full fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [Auf With Their Heads: The ‘Project Runway’ Roundtable] Reference
Election Day countdown from love lines to fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006] Reference
At first I found our bouts at fisticuffs a severe tax. From Wordnik.com. [Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow] Reference
Detroit police have yet to comment on the female fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2005] Reference
I wonder if there's going to be fisticuffs there on Capitol Hill. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2005] Reference
Did you see any sort of outbreaks of mass hysteria, any fisticuffs?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2007] Reference
What do you make of the Obama-Hillary -- it's almost fisticuffs now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 14, 2008] Reference
For them, public fisticuffs are a culture norm that promotes social unity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2008] Reference
It was one of the first times I had the fisticuffs with someone in my class. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2009] Reference
In Tokyo, Japan, parliamentary fisticuffs, a shouting and pushing match erupts. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 4, 2004] Reference
In strained temper of the hour anything might happen, even a bout of fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914] Reference
And who won the first verbal fisticuffs in the Democratic presidential campaign?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2007] Reference
Maybe that P.S. - no, you can't do that one without fisticuffs and everything else. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2006] Reference
I think he took off his jacket there, ready to fight, ready to do a little fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2007] Reference
It struck Beckham above the eye, requiring stitches, and almost resulted in fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [Being Beckham] Reference
Use the power of your nonverbal messages before you have to resort to verbal fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [How To Win An Argument Without Words] Reference
She had never approved of fisticuffs -- and Marty was prone to such disgraceful activities. From Wordnik.com. [How Janice Day Won] Reference
The fisticuffs between Messrs. Bynum and Wise occurred at the previous session of Congress. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus] Reference
KING: By the way, I love having you and Nancy together, because we can have fisticuffs here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2002] Reference
Reportedly the argument gives way to fisticuffs and the two are separated by a security guard. From Wordnik.com. [Working Both Sides Of The Aisle] Reference
After the fisticuffs, the bill was passed, 140 legislators voted in favor of it, 10 abstained. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2005] Reference
It all ended nearly in fisticuffs, and now the police are going to question Sir Paul McCartney. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 16, 2004] Reference
"His fisticuffs are not aimed heavenward: they fall on human noses for the good of human souls.". From Wordnik.com. [Personality in Literature] Reference
MARTIN: To finally to see some fisticuffs, I think it was important for the voters to see them engaged. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2007] Reference
John King, when he is not engaging in fisticuffs apparently with Paul Begala, is actually working the magic map. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2008] Reference
LEMON: Uh-huh, no fisticuffs, though, right, you didn't have to jump in the middle and separate them or anything?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2008] Reference
Large groups of teens clot the sidewalks, threaten passersby, and confront one another with harsh words and frequent fisticuffs. From Wordnik.com. [Fights, teens among challenges as D.C.'s Gallery Place entertainment area matures] Reference
Not on that topic, because we're getting into fisticuffs here, but we'll talk about some other topics with that team in just a few moments. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 27, 2008] Reference
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