Synonyms
Examples of tiff in a Sentence
Noun
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
Verb
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
Recent Examples on the Web
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
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'KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE' - 'American Idol' contestant and Luke Bryan have awkward tiff, mocks judge’s country twang.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
Criticism against a powerful figure could seem harmless — a mean tweet, a public tiff, a disapproving statement.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
Eve Morey, Lucinda Armstrong Hall and Jillian Nguyen play the other residents of the women’s shelter, and while there are minor tiffs among them, the more profound relationship is a sharing of sadness and strength that obliterates differences of ethnicity and class.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
After the tiff with Tesla, the Giving Pies bakery has been receiving 200 or so daily customers, compared to 30 or 40 on a typical day, Rasetarinera told Fox Business.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Behind me, a couple begins having a heated tiff about who should be carrying a particularly bulky suitcase.
—Jessica Burrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Pisces February 19 – March 20 A fresh tiff on social media could have deep roots.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
But sadly, for the last decade or so, Cyrus's tiffs haven't been the fun, intra-celebrity kind, but the personal, family kind.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
Noun
The ladies’ tiff, which even included ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, has since been deleted, but fast fingered followers managed to get a screenshot.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
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'KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE' - 'American Idol' contestant and Luke Bryan have awkward tiff, mocks judge’s country twang.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
Criticism against a powerful figure could seem harmless — a mean tweet, a public tiff, a disapproving statement.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 16 Feb. 2024
Eve Morey, Lucinda Armstrong Hall and Jillian Nguyen play the other residents of the women’s shelter, and while there are minor tiffs among them, the more profound relationship is a sharing of sadness and strength that obliterates differences of ethnicity and class.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
After the tiff with Tesla, the Giving Pies bakery has been receiving 200 or so daily customers, compared to 30 or 40 on a typical day, Rasetarinera told Fox Business.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
Behind me, a couple begins having a heated tiff about who should be carrying a particularly bulky suitcase.
—Jessica Burrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
Pisces February 19 – March 20 A fresh tiff on social media could have deep roots.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
But sadly, for the last decade or so, Cyrus's tiffs haven't been the fun, intra-celebrity kind, but the personal, family kind.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiff. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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