butting

Example Sentences

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Instead, investors doubled down on soaring precious metals as gold prices continued to break new ground, butting up close to $4,900 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Both players were jumping in the air while butting helmets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

But just two years after ascending to power, that ability seems to have fizzled out – leaving Gachagua butting heads with the president and in a position where many legislators are pushing for his removal.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

“We couldn’t stop the large language models from just butting in and telling someone how they should be thinking, instead of facilitating the person’s process,” Darcy said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

The new public library, with its glistening gold dome, took up half a downtown block, its back butting up against an old-fashioned office tower.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein