at loggerheads

phrase

: in or into a state of quarrelsome disagreement

Examples of at loggerheads in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were already at loggerheads over Syria, with Saudi Arabia backing the post-Assad regime and the UAE sharing Israel’s hostility to it, and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia had just driven out Emirati proxies. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Outside, twins Siobhan and Niamh are still at loggerheads, which leads Ted, via one of his classic a long winded description of a Hank and Howie Rasmussen, to conclude Siobhan is older. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at loggerheads

• arrowheads
• copperheads
• interbeds
• letterheads
• newlyweds
• overheads
• thoroughbreds
• watersheds
• beds
• breads
• dreads
• feds