Examples of dustup in a Sentence
He had a dustup with a guy in the bar.
he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
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Given all the attention the Sweeney dustup received, returning to it is logical for engagement farmers.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Brooks and Dodson had to be separated by teammates, but after the dustup happened the team and linebackers carried on like nothing had taken place the rest of the practice.
—Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
OpenAI quickly reversed course, but the dustup underscores the perils of releasing new models as AI becomes more intertwined with people’s lives.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Astros reliever Hector Neris purposely balked to advance a runner to third, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Brooks and Dodson had to be separated by teammates, but after the dustup happened the team and linebackers carried on like nothing had taken place the rest of the practice.
—Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
OpenAI quickly reversed course, but the dustup underscores the perils of releasing new models as AI becomes more intertwined with people’s lives.
—Sarah Whitmire, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Astros reliever Hector Neris purposely balked to advance a runner to third, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the teams.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dustup
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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustup. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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