bicker

As they bicker and jab, their quiet dissatisfaction with their lives stops being so quiet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

These days, pastel and fluorescent birds groom, preen and bicker in enclosures behind the home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

But they can still take steps to reduce tension when older couples bicker about money.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

"While Americans bicker, our rivals are studying David's every move," billionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff chimed in.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

They are a contented group, placid and good-natured, although, like any family, they bicker from time to time.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

The Palace of Westminster sits in a state of dangerous decay, with chunks of masonry tumbling off its walls, as Parliament bickers over a renovation that could take decades and cost more than $20 billion.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

Believe it or not, Jodie Foster’s relatable dramedy about a family who bickers, sobs and seriously questions why they bother sharing a table is rooted in science fiction.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021

Then there are the never-ending bar bickers over who was better — say, the late Henry Aaron or Willie Mays?

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2021

Whatever irritations they have — like a long-married couple that bickers — they should work out.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2020

Grass cools the earth, but it also bickers with me over water.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

As her male opponents bickered back and forth, taking swipes at each other, Porter said that given all the “shouting” and “disrespect” onstage, she was shocked that “anyone wants to talk about my temperament.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

When his daughters bickered in the past, he’d want to “give them advice or de-escalate their conflict.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

That same month, Trump made an unusual visit to the construction site during which the two men, clad in hard hats, bickered over the price tag for the makeover.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

My grandmother and her sister bickered over everything their whole lives, so I think their mother knew better than to leave it to them to decide things.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

This was the first weekend after they’d moved into the house; by then the mantel had already filled up considerably, and they had bickered about it in the car on the way down.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

It was far from certain the country would respond as it did after 9/11, for there was plenty of the usual political bickering going on in the nation’s capital at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

This, friends, is exactly what the speech was meant to accomplish — myopic bickering.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Once such disdain for a settlement becomes possible, the SEC’s ability to set a clear standard for future conduct is greatly compromised, and continuing bickering becomes likely after any settlement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Clare and Gingersnipes were too busy bickering to realize what was happening around them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman