Was in a sword fight

Usage examples of dueled.

Dirk said, "if I had come down into the basement, as you wanted, would you have dueled me then?

No longer was he the cold, sardonic man who had dueled her and then kept her in his home.

And at the height of his power, when Dumbledore knew he was the only one who could stop him, he dueled Grindelwald and beat him, and he took the Elder Wand.

She fought back, calling on all her strength and speed and years of experience, and she dueled the Deathstalker to a standstill.

And surprisingly soon they dueled themselves to a standstill, neither willing or able to advance or retreat a step .