tilt at

phrasal verb

tilted at; tilting at; tilts at
British
: to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech
critics tilting at the established system

Examples of tilt at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those wins set up Liverpool's tilt at a quadruple of major trophies that season, only to be beaten to the Premier League title by a point by City and then lose the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Steve Douglas, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024 For generations, its window frames had slanted sideways and its walls seemed to tilt at a near gravity-defying angle, delighting both patrons and passers-by. Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 After falling to the Ducks twice in Tennessee, the visitors were four points back of the Kings, second in the Western Conference Wild Card race, entering Sunday’s tilt at the Honda Center. Josh Gross, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 The two lines may have unequal lengths, or instead of being perfectly horizontal or vertical, they could be tilted at an angle. Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024 But Fox Nation, once largely seeded with programming that tackled news and politics, has been tilting at lifestyle and documentary programming for months. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Dec. 2023 The Met’s facade is an oppressive windmill to tilt at. Roberta Smith, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2023 Over the course of the past few months, Kelly has tilted at former CNN anchor Don Lemon; the United States Women’s Soccer Team; and the recent Republican primary debates. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023 And who could criticize him for sticking to his career instead of begging for ridicule by tilting at social windmills? Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 4 Sep. 2023

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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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