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

And she thinks their bickering can actually be a help.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

There’d been much bickering over which baby would get to assist us—but then, there’d been plenty of bickering ever since Francesca’s threat to cut me down.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate