How to Use spar in a Sentence

spar

verb

• He's been sparring with his trainer.
• They sparred playfully over whose team was better.
• Now, the attorneys will have to spar over the next court date.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2020
• Romero claims they were supposed to share the ring before that, but Davis twice backed out of plans to spar with him.
  — Brian Mahoney, ajc, 27 May 2022
• Nobody passed that test that long who was not able to spar with them and maintain their own.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2023
• Lawyers for Hochul and Adams have sparred in court over how best to house and expend resources to care for the migrants.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
• Then the two seemed to spar over whose victims were more important.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2023
• Late last year, Biden and Netanyahu publicly sparred with over plans for post-war Gaza.
  — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
• The two would spar about height, but Wahlberg avoided a direct measure-off.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
• Garcia was gassed, mid weight cut, after 12 rounds of hard sparring in his boots.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• As the number of candidates dwindles, there may soon only be Trump to spar with.
  — Averi Harper, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2024
• The nearly-nine-minute freestyle went after Colombian artist J Balvin, who Residente had sparred with in the past.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
• Today lawmakers will spar about which changes make it over the finish line.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
• And as the money starts moving, different parties could spar over how to spend it.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2021
• None of the wrestlers were in the same weight class, forcing them to spar with teammates several weight classes above or below their own.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2021
• What if the sparring factions couldn’t agree on the best spots to build solar and wind farms, and instead wasted years arguing?
  — Sammy Roth, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2023
• Tony and Frances are two peas in a pain pod, and Canavale and McCarthy are a joy to watch as their characters snipe and spar their way toward recovery.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2021
• For the next several hours, the men would spar round after round, landing at a score that no amount of trash talk could drown out: Mackey, 35 wins; McClain, 13.
  — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
• But by the halfway point, the two Republicans were sparring with each other.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• During rivaling trips to Texas 325 miles apart, Biden and Trump sparred in remarks aired within a half-hour of each other.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
• Kids here read Voltaire in middle school, and philosophers regularly spar on prime-time talk shows.
  — Pamela Druckerman, The New York Review of Books, 31 Dec. 2020
• Those consisted of lifting weights, jumping rope, and sparring with other members of the gym.
  — Zoë Bernard, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
• Aegon and Jacaerys spar despite being mismatched by size and age.
  — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 26 Sep. 2022
• Watching the real Nikki Haley spar with a fake Donald Trump was awkward—and not very funny.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2024
• In the last year, Berkeley officials and the air district have sparred over whether the landfill-turned-park should upgrade its pollution controls.
  — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• But Succession fans hoping the kids are ready to spar in a way similar to Shiv, Kendall, and Roman are in for some disappointment.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2023
• Rosenberg and Dickey sparred over the issue of gun violence research.
  — Owen Tucker-Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• William's younger brother Prince Harry, who has publicly sparred with the family, arrived alone.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
• William’s younger brother Prince Harry, who has publicly sparred with the family, arrived alone.
  — Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• The city and the Angels could spar on how that language should be interpreted and who should pay for significant upgrades.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024