butting

Example Sentences

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“I spent years butting my head against the wall, like, ‘Why can’t I get more budget for this author?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Steyer, who founded his group in 2003, has long advocated walking a line between being an activist butting heads with tech and media companies, and partnering with them on safety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Yet "butting against this is the national debt, which is now around $36 trillion."

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

But just two years after ascending to power, that ability seems to have fizzled out – leaving Gachagua butting heads with the president and in a position where many legislators are pushing for his removal.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

“I’m sorry, Pappa, Ma. I know you guys don’t want me butting in and upsetting him.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon