butting

Example Sentences

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“I think that’s where personalized pricing is butting up against what we consider a reasonable use of supply and demand.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Both players were jumping in the air while butting helmets.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

But just two years after ascending to power, that ability seems to have fizzled out – leaving Gachagua butting heads with the president and in a position where many legislators are pushing for his removal.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

"Queer Planet," a new documentary now streaming on Peacock, opens with a pair of bighorn sheep, both males, who are literally butting heads.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024

I think he’s going to pretend he wasn’t listening, so I won’t yell at him for butting in, but then he says, “Black lives matter.”

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée