: a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate sense 2)
feud
intransitive verb
Examples of feud in a Sentence
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
Conservative Brazilians heaped praise Sunday on Elon Musk at a rally in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose legal troubles are mounting in tandem with the billionaire entrepreneur’s feud with the South American nation’s Supreme Court.
—Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The back and forth brought a longstanding feud between world antidoping officials and their American counterparts into public view.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Taylor sings in the new track, also appearing to reference the snake emoji that featured in her feud with the reality TV star.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Swift last spoke about her feud with both Kardashian and Ye during her wide-ranging interview as TIME’s Person of the Year in December 2023.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
As the title implies, Ryan Murphy’s anthology series sees two separate but equally intense feuds unfold.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
That would likely cause a major issue given the city's feud over water sharing with an unincorporated community called Rio Verde Foothills last year.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The first lady meets with Princess Pale Moon (Jen Olivares, playing the real life, public personality who sang the national anthem at Republican national conventions) and feuds with Regan (Derek Garza).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
Although she’s never confirmed that her lyrics are about her Kimye feud, fans have long speculated that several of the tracks on her LP Reputation are aimed at West and Kardashian.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2024
Conservative Brazilians heaped praise Sunday on Elon Musk at a rally in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro, whose legal troubles are mounting in tandem with the billionaire entrepreneur’s feud with the South American nation’s Supreme Court.
—Fox News, 21 Apr. 2024
The back and forth brought a longstanding feud between world antidoping officials and their American counterparts into public view.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Taylor sings in the new track, also appearing to reference the snake emoji that featured in her feud with the reality TV star.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Swift last spoke about her feud with both Kardashian and Ye during her wide-ranging interview as TIME’s Person of the Year in December 2023.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
As the title implies, Ryan Murphy’s anthology series sees two separate but equally intense feuds unfold.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
That would likely cause a major issue given the city's feud over water sharing with an unincorporated community called Rio Verde Foothills last year.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
The first lady meets with Princess Pale Moon (Jen Olivares, playing the real life, public personality who sang the national anthem at Republican national conventions) and feuds with Regan (Derek Garza).
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Feud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feud. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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