falling-out
noun
fall·ing-out
ˌfȯ-liŋ-ˈau̇t 
plural fallings-out or falling-outs
: an instance of falling out : quarrel
had a falling-out with his parents
Examples of falling-out in a Sentence
the two friends have been lonely and miserable since they had a falling-out
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Francie and Natalie were best friends who had a falling-out and didn’t reconcile until Tiff’s wedding.
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Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his public falling-out with President Donald Trump.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
However, the very public falling-out between the pair after Musk's departure from the White House at the end of May has raised questions about the vehicle's fate.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
What soon follows is a gradual, gentle introduction to a wide ensemble of characters with torrid histories — which is to say, falling-outs over drag show disagreements — as zombie mayhem slowly creeps in through the corners of the frame.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
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Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll finds Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his public falling-out with President Donald Trump.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
However, the very public falling-out between the pair after Musk's departure from the White House at the end of May has raised questions about the vehicle's fate.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
What soon follows is a gradual, gentle introduction to a wide ensemble of characters with torrid histories — which is to say, falling-outs over drag show disagreements — as zombie mayhem slowly creeps in through the corners of the frame.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 June 2025
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling-out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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