6 sentences with 'duel'
Example sentences and phrases with the word duel and other words derived from it.
• « The animosity between the political parties erupted into open violence in 1804, when Aaron Burr, Jefferson's first vice president, and Alexander Hamilton fought a duel. »
• « On 11 July, the two antagonists met in Weehawken, New Jersey, to exchange bullets in a duel in which Burr shot and mortally wounded Hamilton. »
• « The dispute between James Hammond of South Carolina and his long-time friend (and brother-in-law) Wade Hampton II illustrates the Southern culture of honour and the place of the duel in that culture. »
• « Hampton learned of these dalliances and, according to the code of honour, could have demanded a duel with Hammond. Instead, however, Hampton tried to use the dalliance to destroy his former friend politically. »
• « Because Hampton's behaviour marked him as a man who lacked honour, Hammond was no longer obliged to meet Hampton in a duel, even if Hampton demanded it. »