bicker

Ortiz continued to bicker with Dillman later in the day when he tried to schedule a future hearing in the case for July, demanding he “do it sooner.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

These days, pastel and fluorescent birds groom, preen and bicker in enclosures behind the home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Despite the stress of delivering the “Arirang” on time, the men never bicker or snipe at each other.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

But they can still take steps to reduce tension when older couples bicker about money.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026

"Well, I did not bring you out here to talk of graves or bicker about your bastard. There was a rider in the night, from Lord Varys in King's Landing. Here."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

But as he bickers amusingly with his old friend Roger, the kindly grump who owns the store, she is too bone-weary to engage.

From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

The Palace of Westminster sits in a state of dangerous decay, with chunks of masonry tumbling off its walls, as Parliament bickers over a renovation that could take decades and cost more than $20 billion.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022

Hence his decision to insinuate himself into “Riccardino” as “Author,” who periodically bickers with his own creation, Montalbano, about where the story is going and how the case should be solved.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

Then there are the never-ending bar bickers over who was better — say, the late Henry Aaron or Willie Mays?

From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2021

Grass cools the earth, but it also bickers with me over water.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The Emiratis looked on as the Washington crowd bickered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

That same month, Trump made an unusual visit to the construction site during which the two men, clad in hard hats, bickered over the price tag for the makeover.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

My grandmother and her sister bickered over everything their whole lives, so I think their mother knew better than to leave it to them to decide things.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025

They raised their kids in the Bowl and sometimes bickered over politics and annoyances, as any proper family does.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

This was the first weekend after they’d moved into the house; by then the mantel had already filled up considerably, and they had bickered about it in the car on the way down.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

Once such disdain for a settlement becomes possible, the SEC’s ability to set a clear standard for future conduct is greatly compromised, and continuing bickering becomes likely after any settlement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

However, it is a chance to bond and see new places - something siblings from Manchester Katie and Harrison, wanted to do, in contrast to the stereotype of bickering brothers and sisters.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Clare and Gingersnipes were too busy bickering to realize what was happening around them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman