cat-and-mouse
Example Sentences
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It’s part of an elaborate cat-and-mouse game many colleges play to manage yield, or the share of admitted students who enroll.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Based on an actual meeting between the two, it’s a cagey game of cat-and-mouse, with the publisher taking the measure of a nervous, still-inexperienced journalist, looking for reassurance that his reporting will prove out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
It’s a cat-and-mouse movie with some initiative, and even if that drive ultimately goes nowhere, the film at least manages to make its characters’ strength under duress believable.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Indeed, the world’s most high-stakes clandestine cat-and-mouse game is currently taking place in the race for artificial-intelligence supremacy.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Ma didn’t know she was part of a cat-and-mouse show; she was happy to play ’long.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
