at loggerheads

phrase

: in or into a state of quarrelsome disagreement

Examples of at loggerheads in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iran and the United States had been at loggerheads since the Iranian revolution of 1978–79. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

The two countries have been mired in deadlocked trade negotiations, have sparred over the US threatening sanctions over India’s purchase of oil from Russia, and are now at loggerheads over immigration. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

As America steams headlong into November, working-class folks are still at loggerheads with its political class. — Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

However, some of the powers at loggerheads over the region were always going to see this year’s summit as a showdown. — ABC News, 30 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