jibing

Example Sentences

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The whole thing kind of feels like a rehearsal process, you’re in the studio and you’re just trying things and experimenting and just jibing with the creative team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022

It came too close to the top mark after the first leg and at the bottom mark, the New Zealand boat Te Rehutai reared up on its foils, then crashed back after a jibing error.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2020

You’ll see the Hudson from every possible angle as you react to shifts in the air — tacking and jibing, and changing the sail’s orientation to catch the wind.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2019

As this happens, a small wheel will adjust the sails as the spacecraft tacks like a sailboat jibing into and away from the sun’s photons.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2019

Clouds and rain came up on the wind, which veered and gusted so wildly that there was considerable danger of the ship jibing.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin