tussle

Example Sentences

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The bill to enact the treaty is currently at the stage of the parliamentary tussle known as "ping-pong", which sees legislation move between the Commons and Lords until agreement on its wording is reached.

From BBC

The tussle over Greenland pits Nato nations Denmark and the US against one another.

From BBC

Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.

From Salon

The legal tussle is working its way through federal court.

From Los Angeles Times

The move set off a legal tussle that was only resolved in October this year - following a court ruling which said that the band had to stay with Ador until 2029.

From BBC