angling

Example Sentences

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The league was angling to reopen existing media deals, potentially giving deep-pocketed streamers a chance to make even more inroads into America’s most popular sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Richarlison was key to the plan, positioning himself partly to block the pass into Villa's right centre midfielder Lamare Bogarde, while angling his body to discourage Emiliano Martinez from playing down Villa's right.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The prediction markets have spent a lot of energy of late angling to convince people that they are not the complete and total Wild West that they have often appeared to be.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Mobileye is also angling for a presence in India, the world’s third-biggest car market, where it sees “significant potential for growth” for advanced driving software.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s the ‘iwa, come back! I’m sure of it. The ‘iwa seems to float in the air, angling ever so slightly for the street.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila