jostling
Example Sentences
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This repeated jostling helps explain why sea ice does not simply keep accelerating and spreading in response to the wind.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Scores of women queued at a school sheltering Nepal flood victims, jostling to receive personal-care supplies, as concerns over sanitation and menstrual hygiene mount days after the catastrophic disaster.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Despite this demure exterior, former employees say the Sussexes and the Waleses have spent years monitoring one another from afar on social media, jostling to capture favorable headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
There’s some jostling over the job of backing up quarterback Justin Herbert, featuring a replay of last summer’s competition between Trey Lance and DJ Uiagalelei.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Leo didn’t understand what they were doing, but they were all crowded together in one spot, facing the pond and jostling for a better view.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
