Examples of dustup in a Sentence
He had a dustup with a guy in the bar.
he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
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In a world gone mad, at least one constant remains: People in positions of power are still absolutely losing their minds over petty social media dustups, reacting in ways that just make everything worse.
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
With that, what might have been a small dustup turned into a full-on war that reached far beyond Wheaton’s students and alumni.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2025
If the Trump mention at her installation ceremony hinted at Levine Cava’s lack of interest in friction with the incoming Republican administration, a dustup with team Trump over her plan for a new county incinerator cemented that impression.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The dustup was also later revisited on the network’s Laura Coates Live.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
With that, what might have been a small dustup turned into a full-on war that reached far beyond Wheaton’s students and alumni.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2025
If the Trump mention at her installation ceremony hinted at Levine Cava’s lack of interest in friction with the incoming Republican administration, a dustup with team Trump over her plan for a new county incinerator cemented that impression.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The dustup was also later revisited on the network’s Laura Coates Live.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dustup. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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