plural fracases
ˈfrā-kə-səz 
ˈfra-
or British fracas
ˈfra-ˌkäz
: a noisy quarrel : brawl
a drunken fracas
Examples of fracas in a Sentence
the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup
police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game
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Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer said a staff member was punched during the on-court fracas.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Bridges didn’t like what Duren did and pointed at him, sparking another fracas when Stewart, who wasn’t even in the game, came off the bench and confronted Bridges, prompting Bridges to tackle him like a linebacker.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
At one point, Waugh returned to the room, grabbed a homemade handgun and returned to the fracas.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
Players and coaches from both teams quickly joined the fracas to try and separate Dort and Fears.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Bridges didn’t like what Duren did and pointed at him, sparking another fracas when Stewart, who wasn’t even in the game, came off the bench and confronted Bridges, prompting Bridges to tackle him like a linebacker.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
At one point, Waugh returned to the room, grabbed a homemade handgun and returned to the fracas.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
Players and coaches from both teams quickly joined the fracas to try and separate Dort and Fears.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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