Examples of tiff in a Sentence
Noun
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
Verb
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombia’s radical left-wing president has appalled friends and foes alike with X tiffs and stunts such as repeatedly tagging a parody account for his defense minister and amplifying false rumors that Colombian kids lost in the Amazon jungle had been found.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest tiff between the two comes as the Silicon Valley conservatives, who have increasingly become involved in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration, find themselves at odds with their fellow Republicans on some immigration policies.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
The legendary director appeared as himself in the third episode of the Apple TV+ series, which arrived on April 2, and got into a hilarious tiff with Rogen's character, studio head Matt Remick, over a critique of his upcoming film, which starred Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
My first public interaction with you, Andrea, was a little bit of a tiff.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombia’s radical left-wing president has appalled friends and foes alike with X tiffs and stunts such as repeatedly tagging a parody account for his defense minister and amplifying false rumors that Colombian kids lost in the Amazon jungle had been found.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest tiff between the two comes as the Silicon Valley conservatives, who have increasingly become involved in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration, find themselves at odds with their fellow Republicans on some immigration policies.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
The legendary director appeared as himself in the third episode of the Apple TV+ series, which arrived on April 2, and got into a hilarious tiff with Rogen's character, studio head Matt Remick, over a critique of his upcoming film, which starred Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiff. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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