I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sparring partner
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Foreman was cut over his right eye while sparring.
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The two have sparred for months over the health bill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Before Alan, it was just the two of them sparring over terms, a competition between two fiercely competitive players.
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Bill MacCallum and Shelton have sparred with Hilderbrand for years.
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He has already sparred with Michael Bates on virtually all topics.
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Right away they were sparring, wary of each other.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A fractional rig is set on a Proctor spar with swept-back spreaders.
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An old white gate with no middle spar , Rusty bikes and the door of a car.
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Patiently Loi and Mark set about constructing another spar .
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Strangely, one of the spars from the bed's headboard seemed to be missing.
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The scaffolding, explains Miss Edwards in her book, was improvised from spars and oars.
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Then a submersible pump, concealed in a sump, conveys it back up to a blockwork filter filled with Canterbury spar .