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Six example sentences with fractious, each labelled with its topic.
The coalition grew fractious by August, with three parties briefing against each other before any budget vote was scheduled.
Politics
A fractious locker room cost them February, since two starters stopped passing to each other after one argument.
Basketball
The fractious delegates spent eleven weeks arguing over voting rules before a single article of the charter was agreed.
History
The fractious board split over the merger, and two directors stopped speaking to each other for a year.
Business
The band grew fractious on the long tour, arguing over set lists in every dressing room.
Music
Fractious cofounders can sink a company faster than any competitor, which is why investors ask how the two of them argue.
Startups
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