butting

Example Sentences

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“I know I’m butting in, but I noticed your boys have beautiful manners.”

From Washington Post

My mom and I were butting heads a lot but also really coming to understand each other’s process more.

From New York Times

He was accused of mistreating a player with a concussion and fired after butting heads with the administration over the accusation.

From Seattle Times

Laws and litigation come in handy when you're butting heads with someone.

From Salon

And Twitter’s role as a influential platform — one that journalists pay attention to — would seem to be butting up against that rule.

From Los Angeles Times