He had a dustup with a guy in the bar.
he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
Recent Examples on the WebAnother dustup occurred when Blanche told Merchan that Trump was trying to obey the gag order restricting his comments about potential witnesses and jurors.—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024 Despite these initial dustups, the two Divines genuinely come to love, respect, and support each other; Divine G eventually offers to assist Divine Eye in preparing for a parole-board hearing, even as his own bid for clemency goes nowhere.—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024 Remember the dustup between Comcast and Netflix (described in Jammed)?—Susan Crawford, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2016 Peavey and his wife, Diane, together with the help of a longtime associate, Carol Waller, a festival advisory council member, came up with the idea for the event after a dustup with locals who had become frustrated with the annual movement of thousands of sheep through the valley.—Shea Andersen, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for dustup
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