How to Use falling-out in a Sentence

falling-out

noun
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  • But Thomas and Jobs had a falling-out before Ms. Cotton was hired around 1994.
    — Richard Sandomir, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • The elder Trump and Cohen had a public falling-out during the ex-president’s term in the White House.
    — Shayna Jacobs, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • The Kaczynski brothers split the cost of the property in Montana, then had a falling-out when David got engaged in 1989.
    — Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
  • Chopra quickly returned the favor, leading to rumors of a falling-out.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Reporters during the press conference noted Pugh's absence and asked Wilde if there was any truth to the rumors of a falling-out.
    — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The two had a falling-out due to behind-the-scenes drama regarding the director of their musical The Rothschilds (1970).
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 June 2023
  • Her attendance came as a shock, since fans know the former best friends had a falling-out some years ago, and Swift did not even attend Kloss’s wedding to Joshua Kushner in 2018.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The public falling-out involved two of Trump’s staunchest Arizona allies.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 23 May 2024
  • The two reportedly had a falling-out due to Dean’s belief that Meek was preventing the advancement of his career.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Others close to both Emanuel and Silver, however, deny any falling-out.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Rose and Kate, formerly close friends, apparently had a falling-out as a result.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Aside from managing some of the biggest names in entertainment, Braun is best known for his public falling-out with Taylor Swift.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The particulars of the characters’ falling-out slowly emerges over the film’s running time and probably won’t surprise many, though there is one big secret at the center of their discord that might perturb the Catholic crowd.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 July 2023
  • Some parts are sanded or polished or neatly stitched, but plenty more bear pencil markings, rough edges, exposed hardware, falling-out stuffing and plain old dirt, as if they’ve just been plucked out of a dumpster.
    — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2023
  • After the performance, Corden and Cruise appeared to suffer a falling-out as Corden suggested that the actor would soon forget about him and find a different late night host to befriend.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Bill and Spike Lee had a falling-out in the early 1990s, over family matters, money and other issues, that ended their collaboration.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • The auditors interviewed an employee who described being subjected by O’Keefe to a two-hour polygraph test to prove his loyalty after the two had a falling-out.
    — Will Sommer, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023

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