sparring match
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025
Ed Power wrote in The Telegraph the "60-minute conversation was less a sparring match between Morgan and Fiona Harvey than a dreary question-and-answer session".
From BBC • May 10, 2024
Last summer, Morant called for a Christmas rematch, and after he had a brief Twitter sparring match with Warriors forward Draymond Green, the NBA granted his wish.
From Washington Post • Dec. 25, 2022
The trolling has turned the campaign into a daily sparring match on social media, where the candidates trade jabs in real time.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2022
The conversation was supplied mainly by the girl and Willie, and took the form of a wordy sparring match.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by Bell, J. J. (John Joy)
