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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a duel" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a formal combat between two individuals, often to settle a dispute or challenge.
Example: "The two knights agreed to a duel at dawn to settle their differences honorably."
Alternatives: "a contest" or "a fight".
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Hamilton even fought a duel.
He fought a duel.
But it was still a duel.
Tolstoy once challenged Turgenev to a duel.
A duel between dockyard cranes?
Except, perhaps, a duel to the death.
Tonight's game was a duel of twosomes.
A duel is a sacred moment".
Paris challenges Menelaus to a duel.
A duel, it reluctantly must be.
He didn't even want a duel of words.
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