Sparring

However not attacking your partner in sparring is not a kindness!

The man stared down his sparring partner before giving him a right hook to the jaw.

Mary's sparring partner had a seizure.

Every good fighter needs a sparring partner.

Historically, these verbal sparring contests have sometimes played a pivotal role in helping Americans decide who to vote for.

The warriors trained tirelessly, perfecting their combat techniques as they went hand-to-hand in their daily sparring sessions.

Albeit he is under the influence of the magic juice, Lysander's words to Hermia — once he has switched his romantic allegiance to Helena — are bitter, cruel. At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts.