friction
Example Sentences
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It’s causing friction in the group chat before we’ve even started the trip.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
This is not the world’s biggest problem, but it has created a lot more friction when I’ve tried to use my top sports apps to, well, check sports scores.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Sitting in the middle of the tracklist is a song called Need Your Company, which details the history of friction between New York-born member Huh Yunjin, and her bandmate Kim Chaewon.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“There’s a lot less friction to discovering new songs,” said Matt Bailey, founder of the music analytics company Hit Momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
That’s because it’s not a very sticky fault—it moves forward pretty smoothly, without building up too much friction between the plates.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing friction
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