sparring match
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025
Kwan: Not faces, it’s back, body, it’s like a sparring match to see who can slap each other more.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023
At the weekend, the Ukraine squad held what they described as a "sparring match" with one team playing in the "style of the Scottish national team".
From BBC • May 31, 2022
Boxer Muhammad Ali visited in 1976 and engaged Mr. Jacomo in a friendly sparring match; the manager later called it “the biggest thrill of my life.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2020
The conversation was supplied mainly by the girl and Willie, and took the form of a wordy sparring match.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
