sparring

Example Sentences

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His sparring with the president appears to be part of an aggressive strategy to amplify his own messaging as he weighs a potential run for president in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The lightweight rivals have been sparring from afar since Harper won the WBO belt in September 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Rather, as Gerri Kimber explains in “Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life,” they would be known as literary sparring partners, both engaged in the high-stakes project of forging a new modernist literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"When I was four, we'd be in the hallway sparring because my dad would just leave gloves around that fighters would have."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

She gives me an apologetic look before taking the wooden hilt from Brother Lekan and moving into the center of the sparring lawns.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray