spats

Example Sentences

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Prone to social media outbursts, grandiloquent speeches and public spats, Petro has burned through more than 60 ministers in four years.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

While spats have flared up between the two countries in recent decades, fueled by historical animosity, this time it feels different, say analysts.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

There are spats and hugs, frolics and bonding, and not much thrust to the tale.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

China plans to implement a steel export licensing mechanism next year, a move that could curb outflow of the metal that has been the subject of trade spats across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

He knew as well as she did that they were making fun of his spats and he was filled with bitterness at the narrow-mindedness of Williamsburg.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith