shouting match
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Bessent responded that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees bank license applications, was an independent entity before the testimony descended into a shouting match.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
And I was in the Capitol a couple days ago when a shouting match broke out.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
When Cohen testified, he got into a brief shouting match with one of Mr Trump's attorneys after she repeatedly called his credibility into doubt.
From BBC • May 7, 2024
It was difficult to hear Schiff’s comments over a shouting match between the protesters and Schiff supporters who were chanting his name.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
He even testified before a congressional committee, and later got into a shouting match with an American general who claimed Farmer was “totally out in left field.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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