quarreling

Example Sentences

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In 1994, Tori Amos’ U.S. video for her piano anthem “Cornflake Girl” presents a coven of quarreling young women driven through the desert in the back of a pickup truck.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

They checked in on each other when they were sick, met each other’s families and spent long hours debating, quarreling and compromising in the fight against global warming.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Meanwhile, quarreling among supervisors was getting worse, and Feinstein told a colleague she was sick of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Police said they didn’t know if the girl, who was a DuVal student, was involved with either of the quarreling groups.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

She enjoyed watching them, because they could discuss without quarreling and cooperate without getting in each other’s way, and because their techniques of splitting and cutting and joining wood were so elegant and effective.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman