bickering

Example Sentences

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There was much intra-Senate grousing and griping and bickering in the days preceding Friday morning’s vote.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

After some long-winded bickering between the two camps, the fighters - relatively restrained until that point - finally sparked into life.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

Now the venture has devolved into bickering between defense companies Airbus and Dassault Aviation—and between Berlin and Paris—over who gets to lead its development, with all sides now questioning its future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

That night, Mariam was lying in bed when the bickering started again.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini