cut and thrust
Example Sentences
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He loved the cut and thrust of Westminster politics - as well as the intrigue - and he could wield words with the best of them.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
Germany's president is meant to be a unifying figure who stands above the cut and thrust of daily politics, one who enjoys the moral authority to exhort people to better behaviour.
From Reuters • Apr. 4, 2022
The cut and thrust of parliamentary debate is notorious for bringing out the boor even in normally mild-mannered members of Parliament.
From Washington Post • May 30, 2019
The highlights of this season’s paperback releases include the evolution of music, algorithmic culture and the cut and thrust of medicine.
From Nature • Oct. 18, 2018
Cut and thrust, cut and thrust, they came at the Englishmen, and, headed by José himself, for several moments swept the invaders before them.
From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)
