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Example sentences for: battled

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Last year Wolfe battled kidney failure and won.
The opposition army mainly consists of separatists from Shaba and Kasai provinces in East Zaire and supporters of the original post-colonial government, who have battled Mobutu's army sporadically since the dictator's ascent.
Whitman and McGreevey battled over what kind of additional regulation would most effectively force a reduction in rates.
And I believe Gene Hackman once played an FBI agent who supported the civil rights movement and battled robot dogs on Neptune.
Was this what we fought for when we battled the fascist invaders?"