For weeks, he has been trying to bait Holmes into some verbal sparring.
As their verbal sparring continued, body language told the tale.
But little has been able to compete for attention here with this week's verbal sparring between the two leading Republican candidates.
Despite the verbal sparring, the nominee is expected to win Senate confirmation later this summer.
For him, the biggest pleasure of the day is the verbal sparring he does with Jack in the mornings.
There may not be a fight or even much verbal sparring, but they stand in each other's way of reaching the second round.
There was verbal sparring and players holding each other, but no punches.
Vaughn wasn't in a mood for verbal sparring, not tonight.
These shows often feature verbal sparring between the two, with each trying to convince the audience that the other is wrong.
Look, let's lose the verbal sparring and get down to cases.