spats

Example Sentences

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Those outages on the FirstNet network, coupled with yearslong spats over who is in charge of the $25 billion public-private partnership, are coming to the fore as a congressional reauthorization vote approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, whose country has had long-running trade spats with Trump, will also address the WEF.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

To do so, he calculated, would risk ongoing public spats with not just the most powerful man on the planet, but someone with near zero compunction when it comes to spectacularly falling out with people.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

“You’ll get a present. I’ll buy you fawn-colored spats this year.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith