1
: a fight between dogs
broadly
: a fiercely disputed contest
2
: a fight between two or more fighter planes usually at close quarters
dogfight
intransitive verb
Examples of dogfight in a Sentence
He was shot down in a dogfight over enemy territory.
The election has turned into a real dogfight.
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Barring injury, that's probably not changing this year, especially given that the Phillies are in a dogfight in both the NL East and the National League wildcard hunt.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Nolan’s choice to use practical effects, IMAX cameras and a ticking Hans Zimmer score makes every aerial dogfight and drifting life raft feel breathlessly immediate, resulting in an experiential masterpiece.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Back in the day, George Lucas famously used World War II dogfight footage for creating aerial scenes.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
What is clear, however, is that Google’s latest Samsung-busting trade-in deal, and Apple’s brief trade-in promotion, shows that major smartphone manufacturers are in a discount dogfight.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Nolan’s choice to use practical effects, IMAX cameras and a ticking Hans Zimmer score makes every aerial dogfight and drifting life raft feel breathlessly immediate, resulting in an experiential masterpiece.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Back in the day, George Lucas famously used World War II dogfight footage for creating aerial scenes.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
What is clear, however, is that Google’s latest Samsung-busting trade-in deal, and Apple’s brief trade-in promotion, shows that major smartphone manufacturers are in a discount dogfight.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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“Dogfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogfight. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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