butting
Example Sentences
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He was frequently butting heads with the Blues' owners in his 18 months in charge and on 1 January left the club.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“It’s the idealism of historic preservation butting up against the cost of human safety,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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
"Queer Planet," a new documentary now streaming on Peacock, opens with a pair of bighorn sheep, both males, who are literally butting heads.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2024
“If you want me to control her, just say so and keep your hands off. Everytime I try to, you come butting in and then she gives both of us the laugh.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
