angling

Example Sentences

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The U.S. has come up with a 15-point peace plan, with Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan as mediators angling for a U.S.-Iran meeting in the next 48 hours, according to reports.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

He’s invited her to coffee not as father and daughter, but as a has-been angling to cast Nora as the lead of his next film, which he claims he’s written for her.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Hasen believes that this is the agency taking a cautious step back, moving away from literal enforcement but still angling to send a message.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Beijing, for its part, has been angling for a Trump visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Before we started angling to get into the wide world again the first question I wanted answered was this whole small-pox epidemic thing.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff