squabbling

Example Sentences

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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

An issue like that can intensify the squabbling when a death occurs in the family.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"He's looking after us while me and Jude are squabbling with each other," Rogers said.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Air bags have been mandated safety equipment in new cars since the 1990s, following decades of squabbling over their need between carmakers and regulators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

In other years the little house had buzzed with the teasing and squabbling and hilarity of a crowd of young people.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt