falling-out
Americannoun
plural
fallings-out, falling-outsEtymology
Origin of falling-out
1560–70; nominalization of verb phrase fall out; -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Although Docter staunchly supported union bargaining rights, he had a falling-out with the teachers union that undermined his doomed reelection campaign.
From Los Angeles Times
Do at one point worked for Nguyen as her chief of staff after she was elected to the board in 2007, but the two had a public falling-out when Do campaigned to take the county seat in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times
He resigned four years later, after a public falling-out with the director of the National Institutes of Health.
From Los Angeles Times
The pair have never had a falling-out, and some people close to them say Netanyahu sees their relationship like that of a father and son.
He left after the two had a falling-out after Musk demanded that he should become its CEO or have it merge with Tesla, the electric-vehicle maker controlled by Musk.
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