bickering
Example Sentences
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We’re so busy down here bickering that we sometimes neglect to look up and consider how much we can accomplish when we are at our best.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Opening on an already wild scene where the family members are bickering at the hospital deathbed of Linda’s mother, the events of “Big Mistakes” escalate quickly and considerably.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
This constant bickering only leads to an inescapable level of discourse that serves the false perception of Fennell as the raging provocateur she is not.
From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026
Sometimes I imagined hearing the laughter and bickering of my brothers and sister.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
