sparred

Example Sentences

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A former world kickboxing champion who came to the Palisades from the Florida Panhandle in 1982, Blanck has sparred with boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard and trained actors Tom Hanks and Steve Guttenberg.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

PARIS—For nearly a decade, President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have sparred and negotiated in a hot-and-cold relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

With Itauma, the stories are about the established pros he'd sparred as a teenager.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

So as I danced and sparred with Emma I looked over the party for a second choice.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison