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
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Although the Braves lost in the NL Division Series to the Phillies, Acuña Jr. is expected to make another tilt at a consecutive MVP award and likely drive Atlanta to another deep playoff run.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Buildings across the island nation tilt at odd angles and threaten to collapse as workers attempt to stabilize the structures.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
The leftward tilt at City Hall proved much more than an anomaly two years later when three other candidates won with substantial help from DSA volunteers — now incumbent council members Hugo Soto-Martínez and Eunisses Hernandez and City Controller Kenneth Mejia.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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
Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Buildings across the island nation tilt at odd angles and threaten to collapse as workers attempt to stabilize the structures.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
The leftward tilt at City Hall proved much more than an anomaly two years later when three other candidates won with substantial help from DSA volunteers — now incumbent council members Hugo Soto-Martínez and Eunisses Hernandez and City Controller Kenneth Mejia.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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
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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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