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Recent Examples of contretemps To outsiders, the summer’s weeks-long contretemps over the prime minister’s after-hours activities might seem like a tempest in a Nordic teapot. Michael Hunt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 What’s followed have been a succession of contretemps. David A. Andelman, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 Marin's lack of good judgment and naivete has led us to this ridiculous contretemps, which will eventually blow over. Marja Heinonen, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022 The normally dignified sport had a brief contretemps at the time of the opening game this year. New York Times, 1 Dec. 2021 See all Example Sentences for contretemps 
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Noun
  • But over the coming years, such quarrels may serve as a barometer for which voices in his ear will have the most influence, and the extent to which Trump remains sensitive to public pushback.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The House has been thrust into a political quarrel after voters elected 67 Democrats and 67 Republicans in November.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • He was also arrested in 2012 following an altercation at a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing justice, Reuters reported.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Tarrant County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife during an altercation as the deputies tried to serve a warrant Friday afternoon in Haltom City, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • By the founding of Israel in 1948, only about 20% of the total area of what is known as historic Palestine had been mapped – a fact that has fueled land disputes to this day.
    Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The push follows an ongoing contract dispute between Optimum's parent company, Altice USA, and MSG Networks, which has resulted in the loss of access to MSG sports programming for thousands of customers.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Asked about the streaming event about those controversies, Bloys demurred.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Selena Gomez is addressing the recent controversies surrounding her film Emilia Pérez.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Trump administration will likely appeal the judicial prohibitions and, given the extent of disagreement between the White House and many Democratic-leaning states, the issue will likely be heard by the Supreme Court.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • But the process has faced delays amid intraparty disagreement on how to proceed.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Better to follow the West German example and achieve full NATO membership for independent Ukraine than to watch essential U.S. support dwindle as Congress bickers and Trump’s reelection odds increase.
    M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2024
  • Meanwhile, Esmeralda bickers with her daughter Jacqueline (Tenley Stitzer), who’s terrified of nuclear war and obsessed with rocker David Lee Roth.
    Celia Wren, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The Shakopee City Council disagreed with the argument, however, rejecting a license for Top Star Market earlier this year.
    Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Oral arguments in his nearly 20-year-old case were heard Wednesday by the Supreme Court of California, meeting for the first time in five years in Sacramento’s historic appellate courtroom at the Stanley Mosk Library and Courthouse on the Capitol Mall downtown.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Two City fans recognised him on a bus, abused him and a fight ensued.
    Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • In making the boldest move in franchise history Saturday night, the Lakers rediscovered their fight, their future and the hearts of their fans.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2025

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“Contretemps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contretemps. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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