How to Use quarrelsome in a Sentence

quarrelsome

adjective

• On the path back to Igloo Lake, the mosquitoes were more quarrelsome.
  — John Lahr, Esquire, 16 June 2016
• Even Jefferson soon had enough of the quarrelsome envoy.
  — Shaun Assael, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2021
• There are so many things going on that someone could become quarrelsome.
  — Magi Helena, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2019
• In recent years, the parabiosis field has grown quarrelsome.
  — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017
• A busload of quarrelsome, immature adolescents doesn’t daunt her in the least.
  — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2016
• So, there was no number 6 on the reasons gold hasn’t rallied hard with inflation, but gold is a classic haven and the world is very quarrelsome at present, with the usual suspects stirring away.
  — Clem Chambers, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
• That the world is a contradictory and quarrelsome place is hardly breaking news.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2018
• Handsome Lake described the horror of that time: Now that the party is home the men revel in strong drink and are very quarrelsome. Because of this the families become frightened and move away for safety.
  — Longreads, 29 Aug. 2017
• Chosen as heir by nobles over his elder female cousin Rhaenys (Eve Best), Viserys presides over a quarrelsome court.
  — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
• How to mold a lasting and resilient nation out of this quarrelsome collection of commonwealths?
  — Kevin Duchschere, Star Tribune, 14 May 2021
• In the first paragraph, Hyman is telling readers not to be sidetracked by a quarrelsome debate: unproven claims of a connection between thimerosal and autism.
  — Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2014
• That’s the unwritten code of civility and compromise Virginia’s lawmakers have long said sets them apart from the quarrelsome mob in Congress.
  — Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2019
• Anthony set sail for New Amsterdam in 1629, and before long acquired a large farm just north of the city stockade at Wall Street, along with a reputation as one of the most quarrelsome characters in a town full of them.
  — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019
• The celebrants add up to a microcosm of humanity: selfish, quarrelsome and noisy.
  — Stephen Holden, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2016
• Council member Justin Bloyer said the council is taking steps to change its reputation as quarrelsome and dysfunctional.
  — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2017
• Russian opposition figures abroad have historically been a quarrelsome bunch, and the current crop is no different.
  — Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
• The tragedy of the Grossman family resonated deeply in Israel, which is itself a kind of family—an extremely quarrelsome one, its members arguing and complaining about one another, but pulling together in times of grief.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• This poses a real challenge for both employees and employers who might see productivity and morale tank if the negotiating process stretches on too long or becomes quarrelsome.
  — Amber Burton, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022
• To make headway, the task needs to be assigned to an official with the clout to compel collaboration among disparate and often quarrelsome national security bureaucracies.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2018
• If people become quarrelsome or negative, don’t take it personally.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021
• But with no bill yet in hand — and Democratic support seemingly unattainable — some House Republicans have acknowledged in recent days that their quarrelsome majority is far from averting an emerging fiscal crisis.
  — Leigh Ann Caldwell, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
• The Skylight production is most effective at capturing family interplay, quarrelsome when boundaries are overstepped, fond when common ground is regained.
  — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, 30 Mar. 2018
• Notoriously hot tempered, Berry quickly earned a reputation as a fearsome bandleader and business negotiator, as well as a quarrelsome character to be avoided.
  — Jeff Slate, Esquire, 19 Mar. 2017
• These people are admittedly paranoid, contentious and quarrelsome.
  — Danit Lidor, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2002
• Their fights hit every note and tempo: nagging, bickering, quarrelsome, sniping, passive-aggression, shouting, screaming, wailing, whispered rage.
  — Christine Smallwood, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
• The appeal for bipartisan unity was a message aimed as much at the American public watching on television as those attending the speech in person, an effort to position the president as a responsible leader beset by a quarrelsome opposition.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• Ellison’s quarrelsome personality clouded his reputation.
  — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 2 July 2018

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024