quarrel
noun
an angry dispute or altercation; a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in friendly relations.
had quarreled
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past perfectof quarrel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She said the family and Oropeza had quarreled before.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023
The sharecropper and Roberts had quarreled earlier; Higginbotham had objected to Roberts’s running cattle over his rented field.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2018
He could tell you what your great-grandparents had quarreled about in any given election year.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2015
She had quarreled with her husband about his compulsion to head back up north to report on a story that the government wants kept quiet.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2014
Shawn, the next oldest, had quarreled with Dad a few months before and taken off.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
