How to Use slug it out in a Sentence

slug it out

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  • But do the Vikings have the personnel in the trenches to slug it out?
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Rather than taking the fight to the mat, both prefer to stay on their feet and slug it out.
    — Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Watching the Dodgers and Giants slug it out only made Padres fans feel worse about the free fall of 2021.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2021
  • For one thing, the top four teams would get a first-round bye and the other eight would slug it out on the opening weekend.
    — Wally Hall, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2021
  • Baseball’s top two teams slug it out in the opening games of this year’s fall classic.
    — cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Baseball’s top two teams slug it out in the opening games of this year’s Fall Classic.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Any such plans would seem to be on ice for now, however, as Twitter and Musk slug it out in court in a bitter back and forth.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • While the streamers and studios continue to slug it out at the high end of the market, the indies are being forced to tighten belts and economize.
    — Angus Finney, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The country’s top teams slug it out in the regular season to earn what is supposed to be an easier journey to a championship on the rough road of March Madness.
    — Laine Higgins, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The sweet spot setting for the default mode should allow users to slug it out in a manner that is slightly more free-flowing than in real life but in a way that doesn’t completely cartoon the sweet science.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Ajax is designed to roll out, gather information about enemy forces, and slug it out with adversaries if necessary.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2021
  • The two films will slug it out all night long, as dedicated Oscar-watchers tally wins as the event goes on.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • This record is a love letter to the working class musicians out there, we who slug it out on the road against all odds.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Jake is welcome to come on Uncensored to discuss this, and verbally slug it out with me, anytime.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2025

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