shouting match
noun
: a loud, angry argument in which people shout at each other
He got into a shouting match with his neighbor.
Examples of shouting match in a Sentence
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The president attending lunch on Capitol Hill that same day with Senate Republicans, reportedly getting into a shouting match with Senator Bill Cassidy over support for the war in Iran.
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
Trump’s comments followed an increasingly bitter meeting with Senate Republicans that erupted into a shouting match behind closed doors on Wednesday, as the President angrily confronted members of his own party over the Senate’s vote rebuking his handling of the war in Iran.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
24 June 2026
His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper.
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Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
The game was marred late when Pacers forward Jalen Slawson was ejected following a blindside collision with Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, which resulted in a shouting match between the coaching staffs.
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CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
The exchange devolved into a shouting match that had to be broken up by assistant coaches and the officials, and Auriemma exited the court without going through the postgame handshake line.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
There’s also Kenneth Weisman, who once represented the rapper Lil Pump after airport security in Miami accused Pump of having marijuana in his bag, resulting in a shouting match.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
The council has reconvened since, but tensions between the mayor, council and the community escalated and included the mayor’s firing of the city’s fire chief; his veto of the council’s vote to reappoint the city clerk; and a Monday meeting that devolved, within minutes, into a shouting match.
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Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
20 Mar. 2026
The hearing lasted over five hours, with nearly every round of questioning from a Democrat reverting to a monologue from the questioner or a shouting match.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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NBC news,
28 June 2026
Trump’s comments followed an increasingly bitter meeting with Senate Republicans that erupted into a shouting match behind closed doors on Wednesday, as the President angrily confronted members of his own party over the Senate’s vote rebuking his handling of the war in Iran.
—
Nik Popli,
Time,
24 June 2026
His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper.
—
Austin Perry Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
The game was marred late when Pacers forward Jalen Slawson was ejected following a blindside collision with Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, which resulted in a shouting match between the coaching staffs.
—
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
The exchange devolved into a shouting match that had to be broken up by assistant coaches and the officials, and Auriemma exited the court without going through the postgame handshake line.
—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
There’s also Kenneth Weisman, who once represented the rapper Lil Pump after airport security in Miami accused Pump of having marijuana in his bag, resulting in a shouting match.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026
The council has reconvened since, but tensions between the mayor, council and the community escalated and included the mayor’s firing of the city’s fire chief; his veto of the council’s vote to reappoint the city clerk; and a Monday meeting that devolved, within minutes, into a shouting match.
—
Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
20 Mar. 2026
The hearing lasted over five hours, with nearly every round of questioning from a Democrat reverting to a monologue from the questioner or a shouting match.
—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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