1. battle
We won the battle.
In the battle of ideas, science defeated conservatism.
Nicholas Biddle began to see that the battle was lost.
A Union army doctor watched the battle from a distance.
You say po-tah-to I say po-tay-to. Rika is just that sort of girl. There's no way to win a battle of words with her.
A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a battle starts.
He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
What's more, our first battle is to defeat that dragon!
It seems that much damage was done by yesterday's battle.
The revolutionary government, while raising troops from the masses and fighting a defensive battle, established a republic and executed Louis XVI.
Today's game will be a crucial battle; the result will be decisive.
The army was involved in a number of brilliant actions during the battle.
So began an epic legal battle which the FTC ultimately lost.
Dying in battle was considered the greatest honour for a Viking.
I'm not going to get into a battle of wits with you; I never attack anyone who's unarmed.
2. blow
They defused the bomb before it could blow up.
Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.
blew; blown
Blow me down!
Isn't it better to get drunk and cut loose once in a while and blow off the tension of daily frustration?
An autumn breeze begins to blow.
Don't be so worked up over this thing. It will all blow over before you know it.
Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.
When you blow across the top of an open bottle, it makes a noise.
Tom was dealt another emotional blow when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer
Did you and Joan have a blow up?
Your nose is running. Blow it.
dealing a profound blow to U.S. allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage
This optimism received a crashing blow at the hands of William Wrede in his theory of the messianic secret