Example Sentences

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Every president — even the most outspoken supporters of Israel — has quarreled with Israeli prime ministers at one point or another.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2023

Duke Energy, which has quarreled with activists over rooftop solar rules, has ambitious solar and wind plans to expand renewables from 10,500 megawatts this year to 24,000 in 2030, Sullivan said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

His administration has quarreled with various inspectors general and more than a dozen such positions are currently unfilled.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2020

But King, who has quarreled with Rand Paul previously, was having none of it.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2013

She and I get on well together—I am her pet, I suppose I may say—but, by Jove, she has quarreled with everyone else in the family.

From Kent Knowles: Quahaug by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby