spats
Example Sentences
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Spats between Weiss’s roster of deputies and the show’s stars have morphed into a fight over the future and soul of the program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Spats happened in the classroom, too, as children sat alongside peers for six hours in a row.
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2022
Spats, insults, intellectual argy-bargy, and then on Saturday a formal contest: Ireland v England.
From The Guardian • Feb. 2, 2019
Spats like the one that led to Peter Schwarzenbauer’s sudden exit to BMW, but nothing gigantic.
From Forbes • Apr. 14, 2015
When he came into Town he had his Watch-Chain on the outside of his Coat, and his Pink Spats were the first ever seen in Fostoria.
From Fables in Slang by Newman, Clyde J.
