bickering

Example Sentences

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But despite Segel and Weaver’s best efforts, they can’t make this bickering duo deliciously awful, the characters proving more grating than hilariously combustible.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

Once they no longer had an off-ice relationship at stake, they could resume their normal on-ice bickering:

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I chuckled at their bickering until my drink was done, then made my farewells and took my leave of them.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss