bickering
Example Sentences
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There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, England—The bickering started before we left London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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
The bloc is made up of 27 often bickering countries.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
The adults were all bickering about Dickie’s inability to remember names and Ginny’s baby doll.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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