Example Sentences

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That pandemic programs were slammed by fraud has long been known, but government agencies have bickered about the total amount.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Blacks and Jews have bickered over many issues in the past half century.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2021

Though the two nations have bickered for decades over their painful shared history, the current falling-out may be one of the most serious yet.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2019

In a story line straight out of The Office, Nielsen and Long have bickered for more than a year over trivial bureaucratic issues, the Post reports.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2018

Before the year was over, we should have bickered our love into ruins.

From A Daughter of the Vine by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn