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cornering

cornering
NounTransitive Verb
pl: corneringspast: corneredpp: cornereding: cornering

Meanings

Nouncornering

The act or technique of navigating a vehicle around a curve or bend.

The car's superior cornering allows it to maintain high speeds through the turns.

Transitive Verbcornering
[~ someone]

To force someone into a position from which they cannot escape, often to compel them to answer a question or make a decision.

The reporters spent an hour cornering the senator to get a comment on the scandal.

Transitive Verbcornering
[~ something]

To gain control of a sufficient amount of a particular commodity to be able to manipulate its price.

The company was accused of cornering the market on rare earth minerals.

Examples

The new tires significantly improve the cars cornering on wet roads.

The new tires significantly improve the cars cornering on wet roads.

He is focusing on his cornering technique to shave seconds off his lap time.

He is focusing on his cornering technique to shave seconds off his lap time.

The motorcycle leaned deep into the turn showing perfect cornering.

The motorcycle leaned deep into the turn showing perfect cornering.

Stop cornering me in the hallway just to get an answer.

Stop cornering me in the hallway just to get an answer.

School Life

I felt like the detective was cornering me with his relentless questions.

Detective

She spent the entire meeting cornering the CEO to demand a raise.

Business

The investment firm is attempting to corner the lithium market.

Business

They are cornering the supply of rare spices to drive up the price.

They are cornering the supply of rare spices to drive up the price.

If they succeed in cornering the gold trade they will control the economy.

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