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Example sentences for "jockeyed"

Lexicographically close words:
jobbery; jobbing; jobless; jobs; jockey; jockeying; jockeys; jockies; jocose; jocosely
  1. But 'ware revenge if greater craft it is That jockeyed him to recognize defeat, Or greater force that overmastered his-- Efficiency more potent than deceit That craved his crown and won it!

  2. Yasmini took her stand close to the gilded door, and Tess and Hasamurti watched the opportunity to come beside her--no very easy matter in a room where fifty women jockeyed for recognition and a private word.

  3. The Nor' Westers jockeyed the Astorians out of their possessions and were in league with murderers at the massacre of Seven Oaks; but the Nor' Westers were jockeyed out of existence by the Hudson's Bay under Lord Selkirk.

  4. Tallyho is likely to be jockeyed here--[Calls out.

  5. As a result they were jockeyed out of this prize just as their late successor was the other day jockeyed out of his kingdom of Hanover.

  6. Epworth jockeyed his glider near to Joan, and pointed upward.

  7. Epworth jockeyed his glider close to his sister.

  8. Something approaching three thousand of them are now perched in that small hedge, yet none are visible except those that pop in and out, when jockeyed out of positions they have taken up.

  9. The bird thus jockeyed out of its position then hops to one end and in its turn begins to push inwards, and so the process continues until the birds grow too sleepy to struggle any more.

  10. He fancied that he recognized a thing which had happened before: that this was not the first time that Arthur had taken the upper hand with him and jockeyed him into the worse position.

  11. How and for what reason the huntsman was jockeyed away into France Chap.

  12. To this day (for he is still alive), he describes me to all inquiring friends as "The Painter-Man who jockeyed the Town Council.

  13. With the wrist propulsor, I jockeyed the thing out of the hold to make damned sure it would break free of the Fleury's system and wouldn't spill through with the ship.

  14. While he jockeyed the fourth crate into the hold, a huge shadow suddenly blotched out part of the star lines off to the port side.

  15. He jockeyed the control back and forth across neutral position.

  16. The pilot jockeyed the Lavoisier as near as safely desirable, then signaled Underwood.

  17. They jockeyed above the facets shown on the photographs, and stared in vain.


  18. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jockeyed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.