chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for argy-bargy
Noun
  • While what kind of crust a Key Lime pie should have is often up for discussion, there’s no debate as heated as what should top the tangy pie.
    Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Near the end of the day, Haag gathered her students for their usual wrap-up discussion.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hip-Hop has equally thrived on legendary quarrels and strong relationships.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That leaves places such as Apache County in limbo in a debate centered over keeping government fully operational at existing funding levels and revising health insurance coverage for poor and working-class Americans.
    Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Long history of policy changes Police chases in Milwaukee have been a frequent topic of debate in the city, and the policy dictating them is intertwined with the city's reckless driving issues.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Palladinos departed after Season 6 due to contract disputes with WB, and David Rosenthal stepped in as showrunner and head writer.
    Anna Tingley, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The dispute occurred during a hearing on a Republican bill to ban public funds for health care for undocumented immigrants.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Feedback from supporters is being digested and, over the next few months, further consultation with the Fan Advisory Board and other fans’ groups is anticipated.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The drones that landed in Poland were not believed to be armed, but nonetheless, spurred Warsaw to trigger Article 4 emergency consultations with NATO members.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In May, Van Hecke was involved in an altercation in training with then-Brighton team-mate Joao Pedro.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Sanchez, 38, was involved in an altercation with the 69-year-old truck driver in the early-morning hours of Saturday, when police said the driver allegedly stabbed Sanchez while defending himself during a fight.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ernest Freeberg does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Ernest Freeberg, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Jack McNamara does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    Jack McNamara, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An even more crucial disagreement is over the party’s relationship to electoral politics.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Other federal agencies have crafted similarly partisan messages from the typically apolitical civil service amid a legislative standoff largely over disagreements related to health care cuts.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Argy-bargy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argy-bargy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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