dustup
Example Sentences
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To understand why, see this week’s dustup over CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert’s interview with Talarico.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
Fosado told the Journal Sentinel that the dustup didn’t alter his opinion of Brewers fans.
From Salon • Oct. 16, 2025
The whole dustup ended quickly, with Amazon saying such a plan was never in consideration for its main site.
From Slate • May 3, 2025
I want to clear the air on the footage released showing a small dustup between myself and Mark Gastineau, the former New York Jet, so here’s a 🧵.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024
Lawrence arrived in Belgium only a few weeks after he engaged in a minor dustup with Rutherford, at long range, over the prospects for useful energy from the atomic nucleus.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
