duel

[US]/'djuːəl/
[UK]/'dʊəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a fight or struggle, especially a formal one between two people
vi. to engage in a fight or struggle, especially a formal one between two people

Phrases & Collocations

dueling pistols

Example Sentences

a duel à outrance.

fight a duel with sb.

a mano a mano duel between golf pros.

Dueling occurs in his writings passim.

The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.

"Mors et vita, duello conflixere mirando: dux vitae mortuus, regnat vivus –Death and life have come face to face in a tremendous duel: the Lord of life was dead, but now he lives triumphant.

He won a tense duel over first-time participant Sidharth Chand, 12, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, who finally stumbled on "prosopopoeia," a word describing a type of figure of speech.

Real-world Examples

Perhaps you chose the wrong man to duel with.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

In 1945, the legendary magic duel between Grindelwald and Dumbledore takes place.

Source: Cross-dimensional character story

He never lost a duel and no other warlord dared challenge him to one.

Source: Interesting History

" You dueled with the Dark Lord? "

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

But you are planning to duel my son.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

We're not going to have a duel or a triple or quadruple OS strategy like some others.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

" Mum thought we'd been duelling." said George.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The men decide that the only way to decide who gets to be with Helena is a duel.

Source: Three-Minute Book Report

The duel with the Dark Lord last month shook him.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

All I'll say is, don't be so sure that there really was a spectacular duel of legend.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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