wrangling

[ UK /ɹˈæŋɡəlɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹæŋɡəɫɪŋ, ˈɹæŋɡɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
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How To Use wrangling In A Sentence

  • The preceding months of wrangling were the cause of a great deal of economic uncertainty.
  • It came as ministers agreed a deal to end months of bitter wrangling. The Sun
  • Ms. Thompson, whose city is wrangling with $288 million in incinerator debt, said seeking state help is only one step toward resolving Harrisburg's problems, and that "there are many difficult steps to come. Harrisburg Asks State for Relief
  • But wrangling over a £1m cash shortfall has delayed the plans by at least four to five months.
  • In both instances, wrangling over how much information should be made public is holding up the process. Times, Sunday Times
  • It came as ministers agreed a deal to end months of bitter wrangling. The Sun
  • These formal encounters are always an awkward mixture of grandstanding and highly technical wrangling about the terms of trade. Times, Sunday Times
  • This week, Mr Dhillon wrote to our letters page to say he denied all the allegations in their entirety, claiming that he was being ‘used as a scapegoat in political wranglings arising from spurious and vexatious allegations’.
  • To add insult to injury, it is legal wrangling over the controversial Spanish home that is stopping stalling a settlement. The Sun
  • I am one who believes that despite years of errors in judging, laxness of citizenry in guarding, and legal wrangling in the following years, ... the constitution is clear and means today what it meant then — no government is empowered to get in the way of owning and carrying a gun. The Volokh Conspiracy » NRA Convention report
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