How to Use tug-of-war in a Sentence

tug-of-war

noun

• Each song feels like a tug-of-war between the brain and the body, grief and glee.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• The world that was in the palm of his hand was in a tug-of-war with the world on his shoulders.
  — Thomas Lennon, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
• The brain’s stress network operates like a game of tug-of-war.
  — Haley Weiss, Time, 13 June 2023
• But the tug-of-war between GaN and SiC is just beginning.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2023
• Gingerbread is known to enjoy the games of Frisbee, tug-of-war and fetch.
  — Teryn Jones and, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Play non-aggressive games such as fetch rather than tug-of-war.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
• The result is a kind of tug-of-war between two of the economy’s main pillars.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
• If there isn't tug-of-war at a sample sale, or a months-long research dive, does the piece still feel worthwhile?
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2023
• Still, the tug-of-war marks something of a shift in how the internet understands the value of trends.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2024
• The tug-of-war between Toyota and Ferrari showed no signs of letting up.
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 12 June 2023
• Who remembers that tug-of-war, rope climb and live pigeon shooting were once part of the Games?
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
• Players compete in a tug-of-war skills challenge event.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
• In fact, Io’s entire core is heated by this cosmic tug-of-war.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
• Now, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg has found himself at the center of that tug-of-war.
  — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
• Soon, promoters added drag races, small jumps, and gimmicks like tug-of-war.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
• The middle schoolers then learned about the pulleys used for tree climbing by playing a game of tug-of-war.
  — Emily Sohn, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2023
• Trying to play tug-of-war with the rip and swimming straight to shore will only tire a swimmer out and increase the chance of drowning.
  — Cara Korte, CBS News, 6 June 2023
• In the photo above, Thomas can be seen in a white polo shirt alongside Crow, playing a game that appears to be tug-of-war.
  — Chronicle Staff, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2023
• The thing is, the moose is heavy—even more so now that its fur is bogged down by water—and their best effort of tug-of-war with the animal is in vain.
  — Radhika Menon, ELLE, 15 Apr. 2023
• The tug-of-war lasted for a short while before Courtright managed to muscle the fish up beside his boat.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2024
• There’s also often a tug-of-war between parents and teens.
  — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 26 June 2024
• Jonathan Macey, a professor at Yale Law School, said this divide helps explain the tug-of-war in the marketplace.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
• Zurawski told senators that she and others have been caught in the middle of the legal tug-of-war.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
• Said drawers are designed to open and close smoothly, so don’t worry about playing tug-of-war.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2023
• Every nucleus lives in a tense tug-of-war between two of nature’s forces.
  — Quanta Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
• The Pisces moon playing tug-of-war with Mercury retrograde can mix up messages.
  — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• Home video of Susann Sills playing tug-of-war with family dogs Buddy, left, and Annabelle.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
• The budge-proof formula holds its own against sweaty workouts, but still washes off without the usual tug-of-war.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• What if Driver and Emmanuel’s tug-of-war acting exercise continued into a take?
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024
• Some of their ideas would bring sweeping changes to residential property taxes that have municipalities and other groups who would be adversely impacted, like farmers, ringing the alarm bells and readying for a tug-of-war.
  — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024