sparring

Example Sentences

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After all that verbal sparring, promoter Frank Warren restored a little order.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Rather, as Gerri Kimber explains in “Katherine Mansfield: A Hidden Life,” they would be known as literary sparring partners, both engaged in the high-stakes project of forging a new modernist literature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

"When I was four, we'd be in the hallway sparring because my dad would just leave gloves around that fighters would have."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

And the sparring of two energy heavyweights is likely to upend markets and investments, not to mention disrupt the plans of a U.S. president who considers both nations key partners in commerce and diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Celaena said something, to which the princess only waved a hand and strode past them and onto the sparring floor.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas