bickering

Example Sentences

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The outcome had largely been expected to come down to which of the bickering billionaires the jury would believe.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

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

After some long-winded bickering between the two camps, the fighters - relatively restrained until that point - finally sparked into life.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Sometimes I imagined hearing the laughter and bickering of my brothers and sister.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez