horning in
Example Sentences
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The New York Times has long been horning in on what was once the Voice’s exclusive turf.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024
Using a device to achieve the same effect was unfairly horning in on AT&T property.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
The poet Kay Ryan has written that, at literary conferences, she resents “personality horning in on the real question: the words on the page.”
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2023
He left behind a celebrated quote: “The trouble with boxing today is that legitimate businessmen are horning in on our game.”
From The Guardian • May 22, 2015
“From him. He sounds kind of bitter when he talks about you, and I get the distinct impression he doesn’t want me around, like I’m horning in on his game or something.”
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
