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Discover Ludwig"verbal altercation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe an argument or dispute that is verbal in nature, rather than a physical altercation. An example sentence might be: "The two were involved in a heated verbal altercation before parting ways."
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A man was shot and wounded following a verbal altercation in Sarasota, Fla., early Sunday.
The two had been involved in a verbal altercation several hours earlier.
A man was shot and injured after a verbal altercation in Keokuk, Iowa, Saturday evening.
The whole thing was prompted by a verbal altercation that Lionel had with his mom.
The verbal altercation escalated enough that they had to be separated.
A man was shot and killed after a verbal altercation in Phoenix, Ariz., early Saturday.
A man was shot in the back after a verbal altercation in Watsonville, Calif., Friday afternoon.
A verbal altercation became physical and Mr. Fleming swung a baseball bat at him.
A recent verbal altercation over the issue turned into a fistfight.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed a man threw a punch at Slater following a "verbal altercation", before the NRL star retaliated.
They got into some kind of verbal altercation and it escalated … we are handling it like a homicide".
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