plural fracases
ˈfrā-kə-səz 
ˈfra-
or British fracas
ˈfra-ˌkäz
: a noisy quarrel : brawl
a drunken fracas
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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When adults who spotted the fracas intervened to break up the fight, a 37-year-old man was slashed in the lower back.
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
He got involved in a subway fracas that left a bad cop dead amid hints of police corruption.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
The fracas around Excerpt for a Failed Project points to the grim current state of the internet—in particular social media, which reveals itself as a flawed participatory medium.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Whether the fracas was Zelensky's fault or not, the fallout for Ukraine could be severe.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
He got involved in a subway fracas that left a bad cop dead amid hints of police corruption.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
The fracas around Excerpt for a Failed Project points to the grim current state of the internet—in particular social media, which reveals itself as a flawed participatory medium.
—Fabiola Iza, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Whether the fracas was Zelensky's fault or not, the fallout for Ukraine could be severe.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fracas. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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