Get to know Dustup better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like quarrel or wrangle.
Dustup in a sentence
Dustup meaning
- A scuffle or fight.
- An argument or dispute.
Synonyms of Dustup
Using Dustup
- The main meaning on this page is: A scuffle or fight. | An argument or dispute.
- Useful related words include: quarrel, wrangle, row, words.
- In the example corpus, dustup often appears in combinations such as: dustup between.
Context around Dustup
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dustup
- In this selection, "dustup" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, seen, pregame and latest stand out and add context to how "dustup" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pregame dustup when maher and in the dustup between several. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dustup" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dustup
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There was a pregame dustup when Maher was warming up. (10 words)
Instead, the latest dustup with Ireland risks reinforcing perceptions that Facebook is reckless and uncooperative. (15 words)
Chants of 'vote him out' followed, as well as the now widely seen dustup between Sexton and Jones. (18 words)
On a local level, we saw this situation occur recently in the dustup between several members of the Greenville Legislative Delegation and the Greenville Health System board over proposed governance changes. (31 words)
Chants of 'vote him out' followed, as well as the now widely seen dustup between Sexton and Jones. (18 words)
Instead, the latest dustup with Ireland risks reinforcing perceptions that Facebook is reckless and uncooperative. (15 words)
Example sentences (4)
Chants of 'vote him out' followed, as well as the now widely seen dustup between Sexton and Jones.
There was a pregame dustup when Maher was warming up.
Instead, the latest dustup with Ireland risks reinforcing perceptions that Facebook is reckless and uncooperative.
On a local level, we saw this situation occur recently in the dustup between several members of the Greenville Legislative Delegation and the Greenville Health System board over proposed governance changes.
Common combinations with dustup
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: