shouting match
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Two other officials familiar with the dinner said it was very cordial and their leaders breathed a major sigh of relief after it was over that it didn’t devolve into a shouting match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Most social media platforms had yet to be fully algorithmized, making the process of logging on still feel like a conversation with distant friends and not a shouting match with billions of people.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Some reports suggested there had been a "shouting match".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
It became a three-way shouting match, the visit was cut short, and the minerals deal didn’t get signed.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2025
On December 12, a meeting between the Housing Authority board and tenants turned into a four-hour shouting match as many black residents vented long-simmering frustrations.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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