jockey

Example Sentences

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Regardless, Andy’s career calculus was relatable at a time when millions of strivers in a fast-changing media industry were biting their tongues and joining whisper networks, jockeying for position and going along to get along.

From Salon

During the day, she exercised the horses and learned how to be a jockey.

From The Wall Street Journal

The intense scrutiny under which the characters in “Bugonia” place each other as they jockey for position demands extreme trust and listening.

From Los Angeles Times

Teenage jockey Billy Loughnane has broken the record for the most wins in a calendar year this century.

From BBC

The 28-year-old British champion jockey took up the lead well before the halfway mark on the 5/1 chance of the 5800 metres marathon and dominated the contest from then on.

From Barron's