angling
Example Sentences
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Rising bond yields can create problems for companies looking to borrow money, and consumers angling to buy a home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Walters’ supporters further argue that Oxford’s statements implicating Walters—as well as Travis’ testimony against him—were tainted, the result of the men being coerced by police and angling for lighter sentences.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s not what I was like angling towards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
An angling club has said a fish kill in a County Down river is the "worst environmental event" it has ever witnessed.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
We both tiptoed down the hall to the living room and found Mama angling the jalousie just so.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
