fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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Who doesn't love a water balloon fight on a hot summer afternoon?
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
The urge to drive around slowly with the windows down and the volume cranked (but with something suitably beige Volvo-ish playing on the sound system) was hard to fight on a warm spring afternoon.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
But advocates for migrants, LGBTQ+ rights activists and others were left shaking their heads and vowing to find other ways to keep fighting on issues that went against them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025
And of course soldiering — and fighting on horseback.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 4 July 2025
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
The urge to drive around slowly with the windows down and the volume cranked (but with something suitably beige Volvo-ish playing on the sound system) was hard to fight on a warm spring afternoon.
—ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
But advocates for migrants, LGBTQ+ rights activists and others were left shaking their heads and vowing to find other ways to keep fighting on issues that went against them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025
And of course soldiering — and fighting on horseback.
—Jack Fowler, National Review, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fight on
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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