How to Use altercation in a Sentence

altercation

noun

• The two men got into a physical altercation, and then shots were fired.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 11 Feb. 2023
• Whitewater police previously said Welsh's death evolved from an altercation between Welsh and Richards.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2024
• Witnesses told police that a vehicle stopped at the playground just before the shooting and that its occupant got into a verbal altercation with the 18-year-old woman.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Feb. 2023
• Banks said he got involved in an altercation about a month ago when the fire alarm went off at night.
  — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• The source of the black eye is often a blow to the area, whether caused by an altercation, fall, or impact by a hard object.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
• Shay and Leviss get into an altercation, and Shay changes her flight home to avoid being on the same one.
  — Hannah Selinger, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2023
• Four other women make their way over to them to break up the altercation.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Nikola then shoved Markieff in the back, starting an altercation between the two teams on the court.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• During the altercation, the woman fought back, took the weapon from Tranchant and stabbed him, then fled to safety, deputies said.
  — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
• The altercation took place in a club lounge just outside the court at Phoenix's Footprint Center.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
• Phillips said Tran did not appear to take anything from the women, and is not believed to have been injured in the altercation.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
• Six youths were involved in the incident that led to the altercation, the department said in a news release.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• The two had a previous altercation in which the suspect fired a gun in the air to scare his older brother away, police said.
  — Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• Footage was captured of the altercation that occurred near a baggage claim area.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 May 2024
• Footage of the minute-long fight shows the altercation began as Hunt was walking away from a pay-by-the-hour motel room and Walker rushed at him from behind.
  — oregonlive, 14 July 2023
• That altercation played out in front of Trump, who is not required to attend the trial, but did so on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2023
• The staff and students are happier and there are less altercations.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
• Police have not shared further details about what led up to the altercation.
  — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2024
• The shooting happened on the same week that Mendoza’s probation for the 2019 altercation was set to end, police said.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
• And there was destruction of property: the thief broke one chain in half during an altercation with a clerk.
  — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• The altercation sends tongues wagging in the press about a breakdown in the fragile diplomatic relationship between the US and the UK.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• The suspects started an altercation with the victim, who was eating with his wife and infant child.
  — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
• After the meeting, Kolb stopped short of calling the exchange an altercation.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
• Juan Alberto Vazquez was on the train and partly captured the altercation on his cellphone.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 6 May 2023
• Brown then shoves the guard, leading to a physical altercation.
  — Veronica Miracle, CNN, 16 May 2023
• Banko Brown, 24, died on April 27 following an altercation with the guard, police said.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 May 2023
• The suspect was armed with a gun, and at some point there was an altercation between the driver and the suspect, during which the driver shot the suspect, police told WKYC.
  — Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2024
• The 18-year-old sustained minor scratches as a result of the altercation, police said.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• Witnesses said the two men had an altercation in a picnic area of the park before the shooting, officials said.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
• The incident involving the window resulted from an altercation in the main rotunda during Friday's game.
  — Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 5 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024