jousts
Example Sentences
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Perhaps they’ll even find more cosmic jousts — enough to make a whole tournament!
From Space Scoop ● May 21, 2025
History shows they’ve acted as statesmen in times of crisis before and temporarily paused their jousts on social media and in the courts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Mr. Doocy is a reliable needler of Mr. Biden, although the president often appears more amused than angered by their jousts.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
There's an expectation of the verbal jabs and jousts in parliament chambers.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2021
The true tension at court— which was apparent to everybody except Lancelot, who was too innocent to be conscious of such things—began to show itself dearly at the Westminster jousts.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
