plural fracases
ˈfrā-kə-səz 
ˈfra-
or British fracas
ˈfra-ˌkäz
: a noisy quarrel : brawl
a drunken fracas
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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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Germain Ifedi get a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness as part of a post-sack fracas.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Watching the fracas from afar, Gizelle Bryant’s gears are finally starting to turn.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
There was a broken arm and a broken nose, plus a couple more people hurt in the fracas of the Party Bus pursuit.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, the fracas fizzled out fairly quickly, not escalating as much as the brawl after Michigan’s upset of Ohio State earlier in the day.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Watching the fracas from afar, Gizelle Bryant’s gears are finally starting to turn.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
There was a broken arm and a broken nose, plus a couple more people hurt in the fracas of the Party Bus pursuit.
—Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Fortunately, the fracas fizzled out fairly quickly, not escalating as much as the brawl after Michigan’s upset of Ohio State earlier in the day.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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