jostling

Example Sentences

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Their wait could last three full days, until the teams jostling in the standings wrap up group play on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

As always, there were some style missteps, and tripping on trains and jostling dress-jams when too many oversized gowns arrived at the same time at the bottom of the famous red carpet steps.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It’s hard to see all the jostling and thrown elbows making a huge difference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

What we are witnessing this morning is the jostling on the expected start line of a race to be our next prime minister.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Samir patted him on the back, jostling more dust from his clothes.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri