tussle

Example Sentences

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The tussle could hobble Anthropic’s business with the government.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

I was bored to tears watching Mayweather-Pacquiao a decade ago, but I won’t be able to resist when they tussle blandly in September.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The changes made to the bill will be considered by MPs during the parliamentary tussle known as "ping-pong", which sees legislation move between the Commons and Lords until agreement on its wording is reached.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The meeting with the Kazakh Rybakina will be her fourth Melbourne final in a row, and she is expecting an almighty tussle.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Jones, who was only thirteen and weighed little more than eighty pounds, quickly found himself on the losing end of the tussle.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand