squabbling

Example Sentences

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An issue like that can intensify the squabbling when a death occurs in the family.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Up to this point he had formed an uneasy relationship with the Masters, regularly squabbling with the unrelenting undulations of the famed course.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Cue a montage of the two of them squabbling that, alas, sets the tone for this movie, which drones much more often than it soars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

At times, the supreme leader has presented himself as almost above politics - looking down on the squabbling between Iran's reformists and conservatives.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

And later, as I lay on my little cot, I heard a strange, high-pitched sound that I later learned was the “giggling” of hyenas squabbling over some prey.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall