How to Use tiff in a Sentence

tiff

noun
  • So a tiff over web design brings elephant and flea jokes to mind.
    — Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Buy things that reflect good taste, but don’t go overboard with spending and cause a tiff with your mate.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Dec. 2020
  • His tiff with Lindsay is a prime example.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026
  • The tiff with the governor turned Jones, 31, into a cause célèbre.
    — Patricia Mazzei New York Times, Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • On May 28th, two very online know-it-alls got into a tiff on Twitter.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
  • For that reason, maybe the Rock-Smith tiff could pump up a little extra interest next year.
    — Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The women’s absence was due to a tiff with Princess, TMZ reports.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The tiff with Corker is a classic Trump fight — public, brash and with a member of his own party.
    — Jonathan Allen, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2017
  • But the court is also where the impetuous teen gets into a tiff with a local gangster, with whom Will ends up in jail overnight.
    — Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2022
  • Shepard Smith broke a contract to leave early weeks after a public tiff with Carlson.
    — David Bauder, Star Tribune, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The state is currently courting Amazon and and experts say the tiff with Delta could keep the tech giant away.
    — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Mar. 2018
  • If the Heat were to suspend Dewayne for his tiff with Spoelstra, there would be no rebate on the salary cap or tax.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Britain and France even sent gunboats into the English Channel last month in a tiff over fishing rights.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • Related Though the first debate was mostly cordial, a few tiffs broke out—and some of them continued after the event.
    — Tarini Parti and Eliza Collins, WSJ, 27 June 2019
  • News round-up There’s been a rebuke for Cristiano Ronaldo amid his tiff with Al Nassr.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But sadly, for the last decade or so, Cyrus's tiffs haven't been the fun, intra-celebrity kind, but the personal, family kind.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Tokyo and Beijing will benefit from insulating their trade ties from their diplomatic tiffs.
    — Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
  • And if that only took a little of the luster off Nolan’s legacy, his tiff with Jon Daniels applied the tarnish.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 May 2021
  • Too Faced collaboration)—and clearly isn't letting the shadow of the social media tiff get in the way of her—and our—excitement about the new palette.
    — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2017
  • But the Lindley-Landry tiff was just one symptom of this underperforming unit, and the proof is in the statistics.
    — cleveland, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Pisces February 19 – March 20 A fresh tiff on social media could have deep roots.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Story, Rafaela repair things after on-field tiff In the midst of a frustrating season, emotions have been tested.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 May 2026
  • Alex gets in a tiff with Boyd Holbrook’s provocative podcaster Brodie, but they are later seen face to face in what looks like close quarters.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Their tiffs were almost entirely about women dancing suggestively on prime-time television.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The two had actually gotten into a tiff on their way to the airport and TSA almost ruined the surprise.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 26 June 2020
  • Jazz coach Quin Snyder, who has been the voice of reason inside and outside of the locker room, downplayed the Gobert-Mitchell tiff.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Nick reportedly also got into a tiff with comedian and actor Bill Hader at the same party.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Nick reportedly also got into a tiff with comedian and actor Bill Hader at the same party.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Ryan Kang | Getty Images Sports fans who watch games on YouTube TV got good news yesterday amid Google's tiff with Fox.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
  • On this week’s New Heights, Clooney — who’s been married to Amal since 2014 and shares two twin children with her — went on to share his outlook on spousal tiffs with the Kelce brothers.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025

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