spar

Example Sentences

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Through podcast appearances, tweets and interviews, Milton used social media to build hype for the brand and spar with naysayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

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 • Feb. 26, 2026

To say these two elements ever meet long enough to spar would be erroneous.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

“They fight and they spar, but they really, really love each other, which I find refreshing,” Najimy says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

Spoon came up that week, and they all watched him spar a few rounds with the heavyweights, Jelly and Pete Krakover.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte