give-and-take
Example Sentences
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More than a year after both leaders took office, the give and take is forcing Mexico’s president into a corner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
I think it's a respect thing as much as anything and I'll give and take that.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
“He’s got gas and nuclear and renewables. To understand the give and take of all of those things” is particularly valuable, he adds.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Both Qualley and Plaza are totally game, and they both give and take in equal measure, basking in their characters’ pleasure rather than trying to woo the audience.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
He had a tightrope walker’s feel for the land beneath him—its surface tension, the give and take of things.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
