The baseball game turned into a 'duel' between the teams' pitchers. = The game turned into a pitching 'duel'.
Legislators 'dueled' over the tax increases.
The two runners 'dueled' for the lead.
(..) you've an unsettled past. One time I ever managed to throw that man on his heels, it was in college. He was so angry, he challenged me to a duel. I chose fists. In the gymnasium, before all our classmates, we stripped to our waists. The whole room fell silent (..)2018 TvShow: The Alienist Title: These Bloody Thoughts Season: 1 Episode 4