jockey for position
Example Sentences
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The intense scrutiny under which the characters in “Bugonia” place each other as they jockey for position demands extreme trust and listening.
From Los Angeles Times
As long as they kept it clean, they would be free to jockey for position and the team wouldn’t pick a favorite.
The Clippers know the stakes are high in the competitive Western Conference, each game more important than the last as they jockey for position among six teams still unsure of their postseason place.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s a meritocracy in that the very best reap the bulk of the reward, while the rest jockey for position, trying to grit through to the next tier.
From Los Angeles Times
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.
From Los Angeles Times
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