Example Sentences

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She said this attitude can elevate minor tiffs on social media into real life fights on campus.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2023

The regular tiffs between Mr. Sunak’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, and European leaders like President Emmanuel Macron of France played better in England than they did in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

He had minor tiffs with Anita in the past that have evolved into major slights, but his neighbors badger him into going.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Teigen is actively trying to avoid these exact kinds of social media tiffs anyway after being the subject of controversy this summer amid allegations of cyberbullying.

From Fox News • Sep. 30, 2021

We never laid a hand on each other again, and even though we’d get into plenty of verbal clashes, our tiffs tended to end the way our fistfight had, with us cracking up.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman