spats
Example Sentences
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Not having affairs, not engaging in departmental spats, not, à la Prof. Indiana Jones, cracking whips and cracking wise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“While easing crude prices provide a temporary buffer, trade spats and incoming inflation data leave little room for complacency,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Right now, I couldn’t buy spats for a hummingbird.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Harry, 41, has also been involved in other legal spats, including over his police protection in Britain following his dramatic departure from front-line royal duties six years ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
And from around the wagon stepped a large beetlelike insect dressed in a lavish coat, striped pants, checked vest, spats, and a derby hat.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
