jousting

present participle of joust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jousting
Verb
  • The emotional ballast of the film — Davidson’s bond with Dottie Achenbach (a wonderful Maxine Peake), the mother of one his childhood friends, who is also fighting her own health battles — also suffers from moments of incoherence, but the immense power of that bond goes a long way.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And while Johnson’s team is still fighting to climb NASCAR’s competitive ladder, results are starting to follow.
    Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She has been effectively retired from wrestling for over a decade, with her last match taking place on the Raw after WrestleMania 31 in March 2015.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As churches hold religious services this weekend, celebrants across the country are wrestling with how to help their congregations cope with and make sense of the tragedy at the Annunciation Church.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Newcastle, outside the ‘Big Six’ but battling to get in and mostly clear of PSR troubles, completed each of the four biggest deals by an English club not in that group, signing players from Stuttgart, Forest, Brentford and Villa.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For those battling severe disease, foundation staffers can work with you one-on-one to fight a denial.
    Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Jousting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jousting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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