bickering
Example Sentences
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Opening on an already wild scene where the family members are bickering at the hospital deathbed of Linda’s mother, the events of “Big Mistakes” escalate quickly and considerably.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
This constant bickering only leads to an inescapable level of discourse that serves the false perception of Fennell as the raging provocateur she is not.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Now the venture has devolved into bickering between defense companies Airbus and Dassault Aviation—and between Berlin and Paris—over who gets to lead its development, with all sides now questioning its future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Of course, there’s sometimes a reason to have a “real” quarrel, but the verbal exchanges that take place here are just plain bickering.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
