sparring partner
Example Sentences
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So use it as a sparring partner, not a ghostwriter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
How funny that the sitcom even featured an amalgamation of Kelly and all of her bad-faith compatriots in Leslie’s frequent sparring partner, local telejournalist Joan Callamezzo.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
The move came less than a week before the inauguration of President Trump, who was O’Donnell’s sparring partner and nemesis long before he was first elected.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
In more ways than one, Bairstow is the great survivor of English cricket and there is genuine affection towards him from all areas of the game, even if he is the media's punchiest sparring partner.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024
Sure enough, my PB&J comes out of the bag looking like a sumo wrestler used it as a sparring partner.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
