Example Sentences

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Perhaps they’ll even find more cosmic jousts — enough to make a whole tournament!

From Space Scoop • May 21, 2025

History shows they’ve acted as statesmen in times of crisis before and temporarily paused their jousts on social media and in the courts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

These are traits that have for so long been the preserve of Europe in these biennial jousts - both for the women in Solheim and the men in the Ryder Cup.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

Netflix, which once said it competed only with sleep for the attention of its subscribers, now jousts with a horde of streaming companies.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2023

At sixteen, he was the youngest rider on the field, yet he had unhorsed three knights of the Kingsguard that morning in his first three jousts.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin