How To Use Altercation In A Sentence

The ensuing altercations and hilarious testimonies provided an exciting two hours!
When another nearby paparazzo began videotaping the incident - sorry, "altercation" - Crowley went after him, throwing that camera to the floor. Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk
Towards the end of the film, when an altercation with the earnest young locksmith erupts abruptly into violence, he retreats into religious superstition as a means of rationalising a seemingly inexplicable plot development.
Hoyle and Bruce were spoken to by the referee after an altercation in midfield, but following the free kick Bruce kicked out at Hoyle in the penalty area.
The group became involved in a verbal altercation with another group of younger males and a fist fight ensued.

All of this inspired me to create a whimsical (but pointed) solution towards the elimination or reduction of these brutal altercations.
Well, if I'm trying to climb back on the blogging wagon, so to speak, I suppose I could do a lot worse than talk about a meeting - maybe it would be more accurate to say 'altercation' - that I had on the job with an angry, unhappy woman. This Side of Glory
The voice of the stranger was raised as though in anger or altercation, while that of the Governor was pitched lower, in tones that seemed to convey the idea of expostulation, entreaty, and apology. A Chinese Command A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas
Did she have an altercation when she was trying to build that luxury treehouse in her Edinburgh garden? Times, Sunday Times
In each case the scenario was exactly the same: traffic altercations where some minor (in two cases imagined) transgression was blown out of proportion by the Frenchman.
I find it interesting that the video starts just as the altercation is ending. Think Progress » WaMu lenders rapped about their wealth as they fueled the housing bubble: ‘I like big bucks and I cannot lie.’
This followed a verbal altercation on their way from the middle. Times, Sunday Times
I could not fill their papers with private altercation, in which they had no concern.
An altercation ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.
A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.
A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.
The ensuing altercations and hilarious testimonies provided an exciting two hours!
As Mr. Casey maneuvered the large vehicle through traffic, he said he wouldn't mind having an altercation with another driver: "It would be cool to have a taxi sideswipe us and be at this intersection and have an argument. Storm Chaser and Tank Blow Into Town
He was at first gently reprimanded for his indolence, but the truth at last came out, and a most uncourtly altercation ensued between him and the king.
Pilgrims do not engage in any disagreements or altercations.
Robredo's game is getting increasingly ragged and he still appears to be upset by his altercation with the umpire.
The frustration he caused her was the keynote of every one-sided altercation.
Having witnessed many altercations in dressing rooms I don't think that was a sackable offence.
Now at school I was not only a wog, but a wog who didn't like soccer, which I'm glad to say confused the boys of St. Marylebone no end and resulted in my making no friends, but which may have prevented further physical altercations. Hooman Majd: An American Wog on July 4th
Leibovitz called the altercation “beyond senseless” and said Wilson had previous incidents of being unable to control his temper. Man gets 20 years for stabbing
But an official log of the altercation was also made by one of the officers involved. Times, Sunday Times
Now at school I was not only a wog, but a wog who didn't like soccer, which I'm glad to say confused the boys of St. Marylebone no end and resulted in my making no friends, but which may have prevented further physical altercations. Hooman Majd: An American Wog on July 4th
Sphabron Larv, one of his young legmen, was in altercation across the counter-desk with Varkar Klav, the Deputy Claims Agent on duty at the time. Time Crime
This followed a verbal altercation on their way from the middle. Times, Sunday Times
The altercation concluded with Bugel tossing Brown from the session.
The altercation waxed hot in words, which moved the gaping hoidens of the sottish Parisians to run from all parts thereabouts. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
The altercation took place at 1: 30 p.m. at des Laurentides and Souvenir Blvds. The victim was taken to hospital, where he received stitches and spoke with police. CTV News RSS Feed
He was then supposedly involved in an altercation in a taxi, where he allegedly caused damage to a glass partition, but no evidence of this was found. Times, Sunday Times
Nobody would expect to get off scot-free after such an ‘altercation’ - especially if, for some odd reason, thousands of people and numerous video cameras saw the whole thing.
They were inclined to lose the head, and there were often altercations and scraps going on as speeches were being delivered.
After a foul-mouthed altercation over the route and the fare, our gallant English traveller is deposited on the side of an expressway. Ten of the best taxis in literature
There was an altercation between the activists and a few hawkers who were selling eatables on the issue of payment.
Snakes that are housed together in captivity sometimes have little altercations over food.
His altercation with a dressing-room locker has been a damaging one and he will have to further prove his fitness in first-class cricket before he returns. Times, Sunday Times
At the very least, wouldn't the altercations have resulted in assault and battery charges and produced a paper trail retrievable across the decades?
Judge Lynn Leibovitz called the altercation "beyond senseless" and said Wilson had earlier incidents of an inability to control his temper. Local Digest
Artest, who is serving a one-game suspension for his involvement in altercation with Milwaukee forward Glenn Robinson. National Basketball Association - Clippers vs. Bulls
Oscar is described as the cool-headed but ruthless younger brother of Chicago Mafia boss Bruno Bianchi, who was murdered in the first episode during an altercation with Bunny Maureen Amber Heard. Titanic Actor To Terrorize The Playboy Club
Derby refused to comment when quizzed about the altercation. The Sun
I had a slight altercation with some people who objected to our filming.
On Wednesday night two feuding families became involved in an altercation.
So why should their little battlefield altercations have scared her?
Different students were assigned to observe different mock altercations in which the people portraying the arguers were of different races.
There was some shouting and shoving between them, but no punches," recalls a spectator, who said that Nebraska Democrat Bob Kerrey helped break up the altercation. McCain Hits Obama For Ayers Connection
The group became involved in a verbal altercation with another group of younger males and a fist fight ensued.
The group became involved in a verbal altercation with another group of younger males and a fist fight ensued.
Next came a verbal altercation with a journalist, who was guilty of standing too close to the team bus. Times, Sunday Times
The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.
A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.
When he was 16 he was adjudicated for domestic violence for an altercation with his father, and a year later he faced a disorderly conduct charge for allegedly using a racial slur against a black teen after she called him a "honkey" for arguing with a friend of hers at. Chronicle-Telegram
It was in 1896, on a summer day when the mercury reached 107 on the streets of Emporia, Kansas, that 28-year-old William Allen White��s sidewalk altercation with a group of William Jennings Bryan��s supporters lead him to pen the ��What��s the Matter with Kansas�� newspaper column that made him famous. Andrei Cherny: Why Liberal Isn��t��Liberal
Despite the public altercations, there are many signs that East Asia's two great powers are edging closer together.
A youth became involved in an altercation with a police officer over a parking ticket.
Yet on a night out to celebrate promotion, the Frenchman was cautioned after an alleged altercation with a nightclub bouncer, before being released without charge.
So as it is not possible but this quality of knowledge must fall under popular contempt, the people being apt to contemn truths upon occasion of controversies and altercations, and to think they are all out of their way which never meet; and when they see such digladiation about subtleties, and matters of no use or moment, they easily fall upon that judgment of Dionysius of Syracusa, Verba ista sunt senum otiosorum. The Advancement of Learning
The main problem with such TV altercations is that they pretend to be about openness and honesty but in fact embrace no such virtues.
By contrast I found Leslie was never stuck up and certainly preferred to encourage others, instead of tripping them up, or engaging in endless altercation for which he seemed to make more of a reputation than he deserved.
Unfortunately, what Cecil offers seems little better - it's little more than an episodic series of hammily acted altercations between his shrill cast and various bemused multiplex employees and film producers.
Now what about in an altercation like a pub brawl or a street brawl where someone is bitten?
He may yet fail to survive: to second-guess the caprices of Blackburn's distant poultry magnates would be folly, and six defeats in nine Premier League matches before this draw, not to mention rumours of an altercation between supporters and a member of Kean's coaching staff in midweek, had combined to create a sense of crisis. Steve Kean encouraged by eager Blackburn despite draw with Norwich
This followed a verbal altercation on their way from the middle. Times, Sunday Times
Yang Yang says she hasn't had too many unpleasant dealings as of yet, but that previous proctors have had their share of altercations with unhappy simpletons.
Frommel, a young boerbul, was allegedly shot by Durban man Arthur da Silva after he got into an altercation with Da Silva's German Shepherd. IOL: News
According to witnesses, the altercation between the two men started inside the restaurant.
First came a drunk cyclist repeatedly smacking the driver of a car with his bike July 6, before a passerby stopped the melee by knocking the pedaler to the ground with one punch (the driver happened to be a longtime cycling advocate, who'd kicked off the altercation by chiding the biker for blowing through a red light.) Pedal vs. Metal
But now there's even bad news about their fans: Fireman Ed Anzalone, the originator of the J-E-T-S chant, is facing an assault charge following an altercation with a Giants fan during the pre-season Jets/Giants game, according to the Post. Jets' Fireman Ed Charged For Fighting With Giants Fan
It seemed that an altercation had arisen at the grocery (fashionably called doggery), between a son of the defendant and the schoolmaster, which led to the shooting of the pistol by the younger F. at the aforesaid Thomas, as the said The flush times of Alabama and Mississippi : a series of sketches,
The Republican gubernatorial nominee has acknowledged reaching a deal with the employee over the altercation three years ago.
We need one of those altercations every few shows to goose up our ratings.
Practical jokes and horseplay frequently resulted in angry altercations between men on the factory floor.
Clearly, there have been countless outright fights and less physical altercations among players on the same team over the years, most lost in the dust of time and generally not even worth unearthing.
Having been booked earlier for an altercation with McMillan, the tricky winger was sent off.
At Kebonang High School at Mmabatho in North West, eight schools girls arrested following an altercation with striking teachers, were released into the custody of their parents. ANC Daily News Briefing
Instead, despite legal safeguards, doctors would generally rule that for their patients to be admitted to such places, two serious altercations must occur, with usually at least one injury inflicted.
Extending my arm swiftly causing his body to careen helplessly over some empty tables and land in a heap, brought closure to the altercation.
The students of this Christian high school are held to a higher code of conduct than might be expected in the public school environment and few fights or violent altercations occur between students.
He was a gentleman on and off the field and even when involved in altercations, took the role of mentor rather than an aggressor.
I also agree that in participating in the Event, I will not engage in any activities that would constitute disorderly conduct, including, without limitation, public intoxication, using any controlled substances, or engaging in any physical altercations. HuffPost Sanity Bus Official Sign-Up Form
Long-term altercation effects will not be tolerated. Monsanto pulls public radio into its greenwash | The Greenwash Brigade | Marketplace from American Public Media
Come what may, after this altercation, it's probably a good bet that Brett Ratner will never, ever use the term "fag" in public discourse ever. Scott Mendelson: Thoughts On The Brett Ratner Mess: When Explicit Slurs Become Part Of Everyday Language And How To Deal With Their Casual And Out-of-Context Use
Did she have an altercation when she was trying to build that luxury treehouse in her Edinburgh garden? Times, Sunday Times
The altercation waxed hot in words, which moved the gaping hoidens of the sottish Parisians to run from all parts thereabouts, to see what the issue would be of that babbling strife and contention. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
Egmont-Lavretzki, who until this had been very successfully imitating now a shoat which is being put into a bag, now the altercation of a cat with a dog, was beginning little by little to wilt and droop. Yama: the pit
An altercation ensued at the lab, and Angeli was convicted this week of disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.
A major altercation was narrowly avoided as 250 thirsty guests swamped the overpriced bar, demanding a drink from one of two hopelessly overworked bar staff.
Accordingly they entered the adjoining room from which the noise of altercation had proceeded; and there they found a middle – aged gentleman, with a pompous voice and manner, and a middle – aged lady, with what may be termed an excisable face, or one in which starch and vinegar were decidedly employed. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
I think there is a real need for the organisation to look at how best to deal with issues; in particular, verbal altercations between others.
The essence of the law is altercation; for the law can altercate, fulminate, deprecate, irritate, and go on at any rate. A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812
Briant painted a picture of a meaningless post-pub altercation, an open-handed push, a momentary spat from which both parties walked away.
At one point, the team was on the road to being champions, but after an altercation with the coach, the team self-destructed and was suspended from play.
The spectacle is declared by the Americans themselves to have been one of the highest moral grandeur, if not of sublimity; and, though our cousins on this side of the water are somewhat too much in the habit of using fine words and indulging in hyperbole, no one who witnessed the long lines of busy men, neglecting their business for awhile to attend to the more important business of the State, and waiting patiently in the street amid the fog and rain until it came to their turn to deposit their balloting-paper in the appointed box -- using no jostling in pressing, indulging in no altercation with each other on the exciting subject which drew them together, and in every way behaving with as much subdued dignity as if they were attending a place of worship -- can deny that the encomium is abundantly merited. The Presidential Contest in America
Any kind of physical altercation is just not acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
[A bouncer] intervened to de-escalate the altercation and positioned himself between [Shorter], [Nixon] and [Banks]. Report: Banks and friend may have started incident (updated)
They quietened down after that, but then I couldn't sleep for a while because I don't like altercations or upsets of any kind.
As a general rule, we don't use the term "altercation" --- which implies blame on both sides --- when discussing kidnapping and assault. Feminist blogs
There was an altercation between pedestrians and the occupants of the car before it swung round the roundabout and hit him.
Police arrested Hale, because they believed the altercation with Tavai had not justified the use of deadly force.
The quartering of soldiers upon peasants and citizens generated severe altercations, mostly concerning rations and pay.
Briant painted a picture of a meaningless post-pub altercation, an open-handed push, a momentary spat from which both parties walked away.
This followed a verbal altercation on their way from the middle. Times, Sunday Times
While altercations between staff and parents whose children have been disciplined have long been a feature of school life, unions claim the use of mobile phones is giving neither children nor their parents time to cool off.
Both groups are intermingling without any hostility or altercations.
He was then supposedly involved in an altercation in a taxi, where he allegedly caused damage to a glass partition, but no evidence of this was found. Times, Sunday Times
As Mr. Casey maneuvered the large vehicle through traffic, he said he wouldn't mind having an altercation with another driver: "It would be cool to have a taxi sideswipe us and be at this intersection and have an argument. Storm Chaser and Tank Blow Into Town
He later told the jury about a history of aggressive behavior by Mr. Huguely toward Ms. Love, referring to an altercation witnessed by some of their friends in February 2010. Virginia Lacrosse Player's Murder Trial Begins
By hastening to Udolpho he intended to remove Emily from the reach of Morano, as well as to break off the affair, without submitting himself to useless altercation: and, if the Count meant what he called honourably, he would doubtless follow Emily, and sign the writings in question. The Mysteries of Udolpho
Las Cruces Police are continuing to investigate what they call a bizarre incident that occurred Wednesday evening that included a verbal altercation, threats, an automobile crash and one man being transported to an El Paso hospital with a gunshot wound to his buttocks. KVIA.com - Local News

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