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Squabbling

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Squabbling meaning

A petty argument or conflict.

Example sentences (20)

But some lawmakers, including Mr. Graham, have doubts about whether a deal can be reached by New Year's Day amid squabbling not only between the two major parties, but also between both chambers of Congress and party infighting.

By the winter of 1963, Ted and Sylvia – the latter whom of course I never knew – were selfish and fearless erotomanes, squabbling lovers who would eventually turn their fairy world into a hellscape.

Despite the urgency, House Republicans are apparently squabbling over procedural matters.

Lawmakers and ALDOT are squabbling over the funding for a highway project that would run from Tuscaloosa to Thomasville.

NBC sources also told NewscastStudio that behind-the-scenes indecision and squabbling lead to the odd mixed look and inability to commit to a unified design until this point.

All Palestinian factions now owe China a serious debt; internal squabbling will have to cease.

Doctors’ groups and the government have been squabbling over a government plan to increase the number of medical school admissions by 2,000, starting from next year.

Here in Sandwell, the Conservatives are either running away to safer seats or are selfishly squabbling to further their own careers.

The district’s turbulent birth required Doctoroff to persuade squabbling real estate interests, local residents and arts venues to find common ground.

Will the Europeans take control of their own fate now that the U.S.A. is folding into itself, or will they fall to squabbling amongst one another like 1914?

Arab voters had sat out many past elections because of squabbling among their leaders and apathy borne of marginalization.

Five years later, the DOT is still squabbling, insisting the job should be done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead.

His influence and unifying force were further on show a day after when the diminutive magician’s image dominated the profiles of thousands of social media users who till the other day were squabbling over political and ideological differences.

Lightfoot — who rose from a single-digit polling to replace Rahm Emanuel — represents the heart of the docuseries, as well as a focal point in terms of the daunting task of dealing with Chicago’s squabbling constituencies.

Pénicaud and her ministerial colleagues have since been squabbling over who should take the blame for the fiasco, while several of LREM’s typically pliant lawmakers have accused the government of throwing them under the bus.

Therefore, Kirito, Asuna, and Alice could be dropped in as a squabbling love triangle.

The short answer is they kind of all deserve credit for it in a situation like this for all of its horrible flaws and squabbling Congress comes together when there is an absolute emergency that needs to be dealt with.

The squabbling between political parties has meant that the city council is “unable to conduct its business and cannot serve its residents”.

This beautifully illustrated book is the ideal read for children cooped up and squabbling.

This card can pop up when I witness some of our elected “leaders” squabbling, finger-pointing and scapegoating.