spar
Example Sentences
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Buffett said those matches are friendlier than their previous spars over punctuation.
One reason the U.S. is seen as likely to cede ground is the leverage External link Beijing has shown as it and Washington spar over trade.
From Barron's
After all that verbal sparring, promoter Frank Warren restored a little order.
From BBC
As Bad Bunny strutted through the greenery, he passed by old men playing dominoes, women chatting in a nail salon and boxers sparring—a montage of scenes from life in Puerto Rico.
But they have sparred for years over presidential politics and tech policy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.