Bicker
Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Both words in one sentence
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Jerrod and Brandi bicker but are otherwise Happily Married, and usually get along with everyone except Dave (and even then, Jerrod has been shown to be friendly with him from time to time), and Darrell is usually affable with everyone... except Dave, who he cannot stand.
Source: Series / Storage Wars - None of them like each other in the beginning (except for Kenny, who likes basically everybody), and they bicker constantly, but by the end, they've truly grown to care about each other and have become a real family.
Source: Ragtag Bunch Of Misfits / Film -
One by one, everyone gathers by chance in Mike's apartment and...don't do a whole lot except bicker at each other.
Source: Comic Strip / Doonesbury
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