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

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

The pair are later seen bickering just as they did in the old days.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“Your arms and faces are perfectly normal arms and faces, and I don’t want to listen to the two of you bickering the whole way home.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby