stump for
Example Sentences
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South Africa started ominously through Wolvaardt, who looked in sparkling form during her 34th ODI half-century as England fed her too much width outside the off stump for her glorious cover drive to flourish.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
A pair of proudly Irish-speaking lads stump for their marginalized native language when they become underground rappers in the box-bursting, enjoyable “Kneecap.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
Trump played a large role in that election, too, visiting Montana repeatedly to stump for Rosendale, who lost by about 3.5 percentage points.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024
Ms. Harris was part of a parade of Biden campaign surrogates who have trekked to South Carolina to stump for the president in a primary whose result is hardly in question.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Later I cut a blackgum twig to chew on and settled myself comfortable on the ground with the stump for a back rest.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
