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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The two had a falling-out in the mid-2000s, according to the Washington Post, stemming from a dispute over a high-profile real estate deal in Palm Beach.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
More recently, Bezos has reportedly sought to capitalize on the dramatic falling-out between Trump and Musk, who spent more than $250 million to help Trump win a second White House term and previously led the government-slashing initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Eamon Javers,annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The letter revealed by The Wall Street Journal was reportedly collected by disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a birthday album for Epstein years before the wealthy financier was first arrested in 2006 and subsequently had a falling-out with Trump.
—Jill Colvin, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The skirmish has thrust into the public eye a falling-out between two political heavyweights once seen as close allies.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
More recently, Bezos has reportedly sought to capitalize on the dramatic falling-out between Trump and Musk, who spent more than $250 million to help Trump win a second White House term and previously led the government-slashing initiative called the Department of Government Efficiency.
—Eamon Javers,annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The letter revealed by The Wall Street Journal was reportedly collected by disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell as part of a birthday album for Epstein years before the wealthy financier was first arrested in 2006 and subsequently had a falling-out with Trump.
—Jill Colvin, Fortune, 19 July 2025
The skirmish has thrust into the public eye a falling-out between two political heavyweights once seen as close allies.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for falling-out
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“Falling-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falling-out. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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