maneuver

Example Sentences

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“People are sick of the games, and sick of people trying to just maneuver things to get their own person in,” Wiener said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And since it would be levied only in one state, there is an obvious maneuver available: Move to another state.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

With a settlement in place, Williams seemed to lose control over the legal dispute—until this week, when she used the clever procedural maneuver to reopen the case.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

“When fragility in parts of the system make each interest rate change potentially destabilizing, the central bank sees its room for maneuver curtailed,” Lagarde said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

There must be no room in which Hamilton could maneuver; it must be a blanket apology.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis