Each man came out of their acrimonious 200-meter showdown on July 23 with an injured hamstring and a decidedly negative vibe. — Tim Layden , Sports Illustrated ,

My May 19, 1967, memorandum to the president unleashed a storm of controversy. … It led to tense and acrimonious Senate hearings that pitted me against the Joint Chiefs of Staff and generated rumors they intended to resign en masse. — Robert McNamara , In Retrospect ,

But considering the momentousness of the issue, the original Darwinian debate was far less acrimonious than might have been expected … — Gertrude Himmelfarb , American Scholar ,

We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father. — Harper Lee , To Kill a Mockingbird ,

He went through an acrimonious divorce.

an acrimonious parting between the two former friends