bickering

Example Sentences

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And she thinks their bickering can actually be a help.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, England—The bickering started before we left London.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

They mingled around, bickering petulantly for a minute; tempers died; the game commenced again.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols