Sentence examples for squabble on the from inspiring English sources

Rose-breasted bullfinches land on the pebbled shore as green-winged teals squabble on the water.

Yet the squabble on the high seas is less violent than last year, when a Sea Shepherd vessel collided with the Nisshin Maru, broke in two, and sank.

The legal feud is evidence of a more important squabble on the team than the recent dugout exchange between Roger Cedeño and Roberto Alomar, two of the Mets' underachieving off-season acquisitions in a highly disappointing season.

But given that Barthes is still most famous in the English-speaking world as the thinker who gave us the notion of "the death of the author", there is an irresistible irony in the fact that these posthumous publications of his writings should have provoked such a squabble on the Parisian literary scene.

Adam Levine and fellow mentor Christina Aguilera are known to squabble on the set of "The Voice," but their relationship is like that of a brother and sister, and Levine is quick to defend Aguilera from critics who want to insult her.

There were last minute squabbles on the campaign trail.

As Majority Whip, Durbin is the second-ranking Senate Democrat, and although Schumer officially remained fairly quiet as the swipe fee squabble dragged on, the vote was perceived in Washington as part of a struggle between the two lawmakers for the top leadership spot after November.

Turner blamed the continuing squabble on "politics". The association is attempting to set a date, perhaps early next month, when it will conduct an investigation and perhaps make recommendations to the district, said Richard Montgomery, director of field services for the association.

Even so, squabbling on the right continues.

The current intramural squabbling on the right is just too delicious for words.

I followed his gaze to the landing.Other than a few angry seagulls squabbling on the bulkhead, theplace was deserted.