cut and thrust
Example Sentences
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Germany's president is meant to be a unifying figure who stands above the cut and thrust of daily politics, one who enjoys the moral authority to exhort people to better behaviour.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022
The cut and thrust of parliamentary debate is notorious for bringing out the boor even in normally mild-mannered members of Parliament.
From Washington Post • May 30, 2019
After witnessing the procedural cut and thrust, with little apparent forward movement, Powell declared herself as bewildered as when she first arrived in Guantánamo over the weekend, looking for answers about her son’s death.
From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2019
He relished the cut and thrust of political life and its potential for throwing up the unexpected.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2018
Again and again the bold boy cut and thrust as the wolves kept coming within his reach.
From Far Past the Frontier by Fry, W. H.
