But as the election nears, rhetoric has again turned acrimonious.

But his relationship with Coach Jim Fassel turned acrimonious last year.

The discussion had been in danger of turning acrimonious, but now the tension was broken.

Despite his early good opinion of Alberghetti, Merrick's relationship with the star of his musical turned acrimonious.

As debate has grown, the oratory on both sides has turned acrimonious.

The debate over the treatment of ambiguous genitals has turned so acrimonious that a number of surgeons and doctors refused to speak about the issue.

Selke equivocated, and relationship between the two long-time friends turned acrimonious, leading to Selke's resignation in May 1946.

The exchange of letters turned acrimonious and culminated in Anand making a formal complaint to Vajpayee.

The meeting turned acrimonious.

It appeared to Jean Marq that every conversation entered into by lan Voerster turned acrimonious.