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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While the midair dustups are trending down after the Federal Aviation Administration adopted a zero-tolerance policy and increased fines almost five years ago, the incidents will end up close to double the three-year average before the pandemic.
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Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The episode lands after a stretch of Hollywood controversy, including a Kardashian-Jenner photo dustup in which images of Harry and Meghan at Kris Jenner’s 70th-birthday party were posted and swiftly deleted following a request from the Sussexes’ team.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Chicago Med's heartbeat is holding steady after 11 seasons of medical emergencies, impromptu surgeries, and the occasional ED dustup.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
This dustup likely means that some of the nation’s most vulnerable will end up going hungry, at least temporarily.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
The episode lands after a stretch of Hollywood controversy, including a Kardashian-Jenner photo dustup in which images of Harry and Meghan at Kris Jenner’s 70th-birthday party were posted and swiftly deleted following a request from the Sussexes’ team.
—Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Chicago Med's heartbeat is holding steady after 11 seasons of medical emergencies, impromptu surgeries, and the occasional ED dustup.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
This dustup likely means that some of the nation’s most vulnerable will end up going hungry, at least temporarily.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 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 30 Dec. 2025.
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