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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Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Their tiffs were almost entirely about women dancing suggestively on prime-time television.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
News round-up There’s been a rebuke for Cristiano Ronaldo amid his tiff with Al Nassr.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nick reportedly also got into a tiff with comedian and actor Bill Hader at the same party.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Tokyo and Beijing will benefit from insulating their trade ties from their diplomatic tiffs.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Their tiffs were almost entirely about women dancing suggestively on prime-time television.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
News round-up There’s been a rebuke for Cristiano Ronaldo amid his tiff with Al Nassr.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Nick reportedly also got into a tiff with comedian and actor Bill Hader at the same party.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiff. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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