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Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi appeared to have words with Smith as the teams were skating off the ice after the first.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
"What did you expect a girl to feel like after she'd been rejected and then you deigned to bring her back to her side? I thought, 'hey young man, I'll have words with you!"
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2018
“Elites”? “Enough”? Whatever: There they were again, and Griffin appeared to have words with a stern-faced Mercedes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
His mother’s going to have words with you, America.
From Time ● May 22, 2013
“See that you don’t, or I’ll have to come have words with you. Now, should we get back to the castle, where it’s warm?”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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