infighting

Example Sentences

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Can we really not just laugh this off as a fun show of infighting on the too-online right?

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

But the brothers have also taken advantage of the infighting to seize territory and control of areas.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Still, he compared their rivalry to the type of familial infighting that is often ultimately resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

More recently, the head of the public prosecutor's office, Advocate Shamila Bahoti, said factionalism and infighting within the police had affected how the case was investigated over the years.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

But the infighting had taken such a nasty turn during the fever—thanks largely to Rush’s aggressive personality—that he was forced to defend himself on his own.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy