Example Sentences

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“Right now, everyone is jockeying to get their hands on whatever water they can,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022

Collectively, these issues underscore how the open ocean around the Americas — where the U.S. has long dominated and China is jockeying for influence — have become a magnet for the seafood industry’s worst offenders.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Diplomats and analysts say that General al-Burhan is jockeying for supremacy with Lt.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

At a time when everyone is jockeying to be seen and heard in the town square — whether the virtual one or the old-fashioned one — Rogers counsels shouting loudest and longest of all.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2020

Even in complicated international negotiations, where each country is jockeying to protect its rights, Canada has to depend on representatives of China or Japan to translate state documents and transmit state messages.

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)