bickering
Example Sentences
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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
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, England—The bickering started before we left London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The pair are later seen bickering just as they did in the old days.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
A pair of inquisitive magpies followed them from tree to tree, bickering.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
