Affrays

In the 1870s the New York Times observed that even the "best society" in Kentucky "streams with gore" and that the state was a nice place to live if you liked "personal affrays and private assassinations." ❋ Max Watman (2010)

Such sordid things as stabbing affrays were evidently not fit subjects for conversation with a lady. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is far more serious than the usual affrays North Korea is known to instigate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Our usually quiet city of Rome was thrown into a state of wild excitement, yesterday, by the occurrence of one of those bloody affrays which sicken the heart and fill the soul with fear, while they inspire all thinking men with forebodings for the future of a city where human life is held so cheaply, and the gravest laws are so openly set at defiance,” the Fasces reporter intones. ❋ JR. ROY MORRIS (2010)

It has never been charged that any circus was not fully capable of meeting force with force, and the lawless affrays of the circus lot would form a bloody narrative. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Regent, a man of great strength of character, aware of the mischief which usually arose from such acts of violence, had prevailed with the magistrates to keep a constant guard on foot for preventing or separating such affrays as had happened in the present case. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Keep far away, quarrels and bitter-tongued affrays; with soft words must love be fostered. ❋ WENDEE HOLTCAMP (2008)

In Colorado whisky is significant of all evil and violence and is the cause of most of the shooting affrays in the mining camps. ❋ Unknown (2007)

A short time ago it was a perfect pandemonium, mainly inhabited by rowdies and desperadoes, the scum of advancing civilization; and murders, stabbings, shooting, and pistol affrays were at times events of almost hourly occurrence in its drinking dens. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nearly all the shooting affrays arise from the most trivial causes in saloons and bar-rooms. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Three cases, for example, were general affrays involving both men and women. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I have heard from aged persons who had been engaged in such affrays, that the Highlanders used remarkably fair play, never using the point of the sword, far less their pistols or daggers; so that ❋ Unknown (2005)

Our usually quiet city of Rome was thrown into a state of wild excitement, yesterday, by the occurrence of one of those bloody affrays which sicken the heart and fill the soul with fear, while they inspire all thinking men with forebodings for the future of a city where human life is held so cheaply, and the gravest laws are so openly set at defiance…The affair was an election row, of course…22 ❋ Ron Powers (2005)

Trace had already seen enough of the elephant if he participated in those affrays. ❋ Holly (2005)

Between the 16th of April, and 27th of August, or in about four months, four several affrays had taken place between the Aborigines and Europeans, in which many of the latter had been killed, and stock, drays, and other property, had been taken to a great value, ❋ Unknown (2004)