jockey
Example Sentences
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The prospect of a Russian base on the Red Sea alarms American security officials, who have been jockeying with Beijing and Moscow for years over their competing military aspirations in Africa.
Stoppard announced himself with “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” an absurdist lark that views “Hamlet” from the keyhole perspective of two courtiers jockeying for position in the new regime.
From Los Angeles Times
Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” takes this plot device to a stressful extreme by pitting two brothers against each other as they jockey for the affection of their longtime friend.
“Somebody’s going to do something stupid,” disc jockey Adam Carolla said to Fox’s Tucker Carlson, “and then the storm troopers are going to come in.”
From Seattle Times
After feeling like an epic disc jockey with musical talent I don’t actually possess, I was a bit disappointed that none of the other exhibits felt as creatively participatory.
From Seattle Times
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