falling-out
noun
fall·ing-out
ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t 
plural fallings-out or falling-outs
: an instance of falling out : quarrel
had a falling-out with his parents
Examples of falling-out in a Sentence
the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out
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Greene has had a public falling-out with Trump over the last few months.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2025
In 2020, Poe lost his copyright interest in The Black Generation to Král after a falling-out in their creative relationship led to a lawsuit.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Trump withdrew the nomination of the Elon Musk ally earlier this year amid a public falling-out, but renominated Isaacman in November.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
Trump, who was friends with Epstein for years before the two had a falling-out, tried for months to keep the records sealed.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 28 Dec. 2025
In 2020, Poe lost his copyright interest in The Black Generation to Král after a falling-out in their creative relationship led to a lawsuit.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Trump withdrew the nomination of the Elon Musk ally earlier this year amid a public falling-out, but renominated Isaacman in November.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2025
Trump, who was friends with Epstein for years before the two had a falling-out, tried for months to keep the records sealed.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for falling-out
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling-out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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