quarreling

Example Sentences

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For much of the production, directed by George C. Wolfe, I was quibbling and quarreling with the reigning queen of Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

They checked in on each other when they were sick, met each other’s families and spent long hours debating, quarreling and compromising in the fight against global warming.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Police said they didn’t know if the girl, who was a DuVal student, was involved with either of the quarreling groups.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

He gave voice to a broad range of characters, including corrupt politicians, starry-eyed young lovers, a quarreling Adam and Eve, and, in “Fiddler on the Roof,” struggling Jews in early-20th-century Russia.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Arianne touched the pin that clasped his cloak, with its quarreling swans.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin