Examples of “dustup” in a Sentence

noun A scuffle or fight.

• Mik looked at his arm and knew this wouldn't work for another dustup with the she-hemoth that was hot on his heels. He put his shield on the damaged arm. It felt strange since he usually wore it on his left. — Patrick M. Robbins, Supergatory (2014)

noun A quarrel or disagreement.

• And given how few Netflix subscribers appear to have canceled their subscriptions during last year’s dust-up with Mr. Chappelle, Spotify can probably breathe easy on this front for now. — Kevin Roose, Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away (2022)
• The incident followed other dustups between the two parties over the conduct of the war on terrorism. — Seattle Times (2005)