quarreled

variants or quarrelled
past tense of quarrel

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of quarreled Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act. Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025 Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony. Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 As a couple, Erin, who runs an equestrian center at her home in Reno, and Serafini, who since 2017 had worked as an equipment operator at a remote Nevada gold mine, often quarreled with Gary and Wendy. Chris Spargo, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarreled
Verb
  • During the squabble, Darcey and Georgi bickered about the communication issues impacting their relationship, leaving Georgi’s parents Ginka and Ivan concerned about how healthy their son’s relationship was.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vance lectured Zelenskyy and argued the wartime leader hadn’t shown proper gratitude for the billions of dollars in military assistance the United States has given to his country.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Read was on trial for murder and a slew of other alleged crimes, while her defense argued she was framed — the victim of a cover-up involving law enforcement agents.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Amodei also has clashed with the administration’s policy agenda.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The two candidates previously clashed over campaign reports during a candidate forum in August.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nilsen disputed the report’s claims that Encinitas could not withstand the financial impact and that there is no support for the school.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Following that was a dizzying parade of additional tariffs, delays in implementation, claimed deals with other countries and regions (some of which disputed the details the White House proclaimed).
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Quarreled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarreled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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