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spar with



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Idioms and Phrases

Argue or debate with, as in You'd never know they were happily married, because they're constantly sparring with each other . [Early 1600s]
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Example Sentences

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Last question: Did you ever spar with Claressa?

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His talent led him to train and spar with Humberto “La Chiquita†Gonzalez and Julio Borboa, two recognized world champions.

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Flaherty was removed from the game after the strikeout, but that didn’t quell the jawing, as Flaherty stood on the fringes of the dugout and continued to verbally spar with Machado throughout the bottom of the sixth.

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Delaney recalls Stan taking a 16-year-old Dubois to spar with professional Derek Chisora, 14 years his senior, instead of a pre-planned sparring session.

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Considering how expertly she can spar with Trump and leave him deflated, it’s extra disappointing that she won’t call his bluff as the most nonsensical ambassador the fossil fuel industry could ask for.

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