Example Sentences

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As always, there were some style missteps, and tripping on trains and jostling dress-jams when too many oversized gowns arrived at the same time at the bottom of the famous red carpet steps.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It’s hard to see all the jostling and thrown elbows making a huge difference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

That Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei seem to hate each other for real is an additional wrinkle in the companies’ jostling for people’s hearts and minds.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

WeRide, Apollo Go and Pony AI—the so-called “Big Three” of China’s robotaxi industry—vie with each other at home, and as they expand abroad, they are jostling for position with the likes of Waymo too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In a sea of jostling students, I felt all alone.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam