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Discover Ludwig"jostling for" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to compete for something by pushing or shoving. You can use it in any context where people are competing for something. For example: The students were jostling for the best seats in the lecture hall.
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They crowded around us, jostling for position.
Above ground, commuters intercept approaching cabs, jostling for curbside position.
"But it was just jostling for water, really".
Already they are jostling for deposits with new-found vigour.
They were prepping their gear, jostling for position.
Then, jostling for space, they spread out their sleeping bags.
They're taking footage of the boys, jostling for position.
The three main party leaders are jostling for position.
A number of keyboards are jostling for attention.
"Everyone was jostling for the front," Wiggins said.
Outside the ropes, spectators were jostling for position.
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