spats
Example Sentences
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Even before either of them was born, the Spencers and the Windsors, two aristocratic families, had years of splits and spats.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
CEO spats are rare but there's one brewing between the bosses of AMC and Robinhood.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Right now, I couldn’t buy spats for a hummingbird.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
She hands out camping chairs, decides when it is safe to use the escalator, and de-escalates spats between people squabbling over a patch of floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
“You’ll get a present. I’ll buy you fawn-colored spats this year.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
