fight on

phrasal verb

fought on; fighting on; fights on

: to continue fighting

He vowed that he would fight on alone.

Examples of fight on in a Sentence

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For the next three days in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Americans slew Americans in the most lethal battle ever fought on United States soil. —Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024

But federal prosecutors are in for a fight on this one — Schindler was one of the defense attorneys on the infamous Bundy case, when armed militia members occupied a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon and refused to leave. —Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024

Heather Rosenberg worked as DCF’s Children’s Ombudsman from 2016 until last year, a position that required her to fight on behalf of kids and parents in the foster care system — and sometimes against the wishes of her own bosses. —Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024

Those who fought on behalf of Dreyfus believed that the affair was a test of the motto of liberty, equality, and fraternity enshrined by the French Revolution. —Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024

Since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, Mr. Usyk has used his appearances in the ring to draw attention to Ukraine’s fight on the battlefield. —Nataliia Novosolova, New York Times, 19 May 2024

Instead of putting the Bureau through annual budget fights on Capitol Hill like most of the government, the CFPB is funded through the Federal Reserve, an effort to shield it from political pressure. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024

Even with some allies in Annapolis and their county seats, educators still have a fight on their hands. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024

Faulkner allegedly attempted to choke a woman and then struck her during a fight on Dec. 14, 2021, a report from the North Kansas City Police Department said. —Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024