bickering
Example Sentences
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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
Now the venture has devolved into bickering between defense companies Airbus and Dassault Aviation—and between Berlin and Paris—over who gets to lead its development, with all sides now questioning its future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
It will also hope that it can put behind it months of public bickering and prove to the electorate it is a serious political force worth voting for.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
But when she closed her eyes, she could hear their happy, bickering voices.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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