joust

Example Sentences

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The White House has jousted with Beijing on trade but reached a broad truce with China after a major escalation last spring.

From Barron's

His son, Prince Valarr, is shown participating at the joust at the end of the episode.

From Los Angeles Times

Either that, or “I never knew a joust to change the price of eggs.”

From Salon

These include regional fisheries bodies and the International Seabed Authority -- the forum where nations are jousting over proposed rules on the environmentally destructive deep-sea mining industry.

From Barron's

And like sword fights, jousting is never not entertaining.

From MarketWatch