How to Use lock horns in a Sentence

lock horns

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• There is no indication that organization locked horns with the city over its findings.
  — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
• When the paper’s management locked horns with workers during the 2024 strike, many staffers saw the use of AI to cut costs or counter labor actions as a betrayal of these principles.
  — Milad Jalalian Ebrahimi, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
• European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns today in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
• Today, European heavyweights France and Spain lock horns in the first semifinal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
• The shots of it locking horns with a Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider along the Los Angeles River storm canal are still cinematic magic.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026