spat

Example Sentences

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Last month she endured a public spat with longtime coalition partners the Nationals, with whom the Liberal Party has governed Australia for much of the past century.

From Barron's

Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper, authorities said Friday, an incident that could deepen a spat between the Asian giants.

From Barron's

In 2010, a collision between a Chinese fishing vessel and the Japanese coast guard near a chain of disputed islands in the East China Sea sparked an earlier diplomatic spat between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month, Ley endured a very public spat with longtime coalition partners the Nationals, with whom the Liberal Party has governed Australia for much of the past century.

From Barron's

The Dragon howled with rage and spat a wall of flame that singed Rowan's hair and eyebrows.

From Literature