family feud

Example Sentences

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He said the charge stemmed from a family feud after his mother died, and he took a plea deal on the advice of his lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Police said a family feud had forced the two men to leave their home.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

While Terra Vance leads a sort of political family feud of her own, she acknowledges a rare moment in the book that she agrees with: The Vances are considered “hillbilly royalty.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024

I moved home expecting family support, not a family feud.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2023

Hardred took pity on the two young men, doomed to wander the face of the earth because of a family feud.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye