sparred
Example Sentences
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Have Anthropic and the Trump administration sparred before?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
While seeing AI models as powerful tools, he has compared them to the intelligence of a cat and sparred with researchers who fear that AI poses an existential risk to humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
For more than 15 years he has trained under Peter Fury and sparred Tyson Fury, Dillian Whyte and UFC champion Tom Aspinall.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
On Nextdoor, residents sparred in a thread about the Delphs’ trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
So as I danced and sparred with Emma I looked over the party for a second choice.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
