He was surprisingly dismissed by then manager Tomislav Ivic in September 1999 after some verbal clashes between coach and squad.

He is using the word in the sense of "subject matter," not as we do meaning a verbal clash.

He had been tensing for a verbal clash and he felt let down.

Stanford's effort to build a tolerant, diverse body of international students has led to verbal clashes and occasional harassment over attitudes about race, religion and sexual orientation.

A vigorous campaign to dissuade people from signing the petitions has led to numerous verbal clashes.

After months of verbal clashes and protests, city halted the eviction.

Wisden reported that "relations between the teams, already strained following incidents earlier in the series, were further affected by a verbal clash .

The meeting also witnessed heavy verbal clashes between ruling party and the opposition.

In the state of Pernambuco, as a young lawyer, he rapidly grew to fame through a series of verbal clashes, or polemics, with political and literary figures.

Joe was mentally preparing himself for a verbal clash with his director.