duel of words

She should know better than to enter into a duel of words with an expert in verbal sword-play.

Biffle continued his duel of words with Stewart on Friday.

Oh, I don't mean a duel of words.

They had been so absorbed in their duel of words that they had not heard approaching footsteps.

As this duel of words accelerates, it may remind you of another duel recently performed.

We take this occasion to challenge the so-far-silent John W. Campbell to a duel of words on this subject.

Biffle, who fought a running duel of words with Stewart this week over their close racing at Martinsville last week, finished seventh.

And the actual nine-minute encounter in New York has been stretched to more than an hour in a duel of words and psychological torment.

He had an infinite advantage in this duel of words, for he could watch from under the shadow of his long, dark lashes the effect of his speeches on the cowboy, yet never seem to be looking.

For that matter, Mr. Hirson never provides a fiery, Peter Shaffer-esque duel of words between the genius Elomire and the mediocrity Valere; this is a play in which everyone talks at rather than to one another.

Since, as we have mentioned, many "scholars" journeyed from one princely court to another, and other people came forward, each recommending his own method to the prince for the increase of his power, it was of great importance to be able to talk convincingly, so as to defeat a rival in a duel of words on logical grounds.