jostle

On the water, teenagers jostle for control of an inflatable mattress -- the kind taken down sleep on in underground metro stations during Russia's nightly barrages.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some have interpreted that as a snub to the forum, while others see it as China avoiding publicly pitting itself against the US, as the two rival powers jostle for influence in the region.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

They don’t jostle with airport crowds or idle unnecessarily in traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

Ronan, better known as a painter in New York’s contemporary art world, chronicles a collection of still lives who jostle themselves out of an emotional stupor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

We are the flawed ones, the innocents, trying to make some rough sense of the daily jostle.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Oil trade is likely to be choppy Friday, as the increased flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz jostles with concerns around the terms of peace, Brooks adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Fatima jostles to get free food and clothing provided by the private Dubai-based charity Waqf al-Farah, which organised the convoy.

From BBC ● May 15, 2025

When the doorbell rings, Oliver wipes his face and jostles with Jameson to answer.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2023

Driven by climate change, in-air turbulence — when unstable air movement jostles an aircraft — is becoming more common.

From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

She sits on one of the beds and jostles it, listening to the straw crackle.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Gaggles of British tourists with fur coats and spray tans jostled for seating, clutching their outerwear to their chests for space as they scouted for a table to open up.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Every excursion includes the likelihood of being uncomfortably jostled or, worse, dropped as he’s being transferred to his seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

Frightened people jostled their way on, leaving tearful goodbyes on the platform with those staying to fight.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

But Milan was still badly placed and had lost his lead-out men as the sprinters jostled for position going into the final 500 metres.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

The way their shoulders jostled as they came down the walkway.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Rachel Heath said the train was "bumping up and down and then jostling from side to side like a seesaw", with everyone around her screaming.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Without a device constantly jostling my brain and interrupting my thoughts, I became more alert to what was happening around me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Companies are jostling to take stakes in the robotics sector.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, the wows come from good stagings of ordinary action: a car crash, a gripped crucifix, a hideout crowded with jostling, thrumming musical instruments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

The worst part of the job was jostling with other kids who were desperate like me.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda