How to Use custody battle in a Sentence

custody battle

noun
  • But as the custody battle raged on, Spears turned to Wasser again in 2008.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The pair split in 2016 but were locked in a custody battle that only ended with his death.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • She and Fotis were embroiled in a nasty divorce and custody battle at the time.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The exes, who have had a contentious custody battle over the last year and a half, agreed to share joint custody of their two kids, Otis, 9, and Daisy, 7.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Block and Hensel, who moved to Denmark after the pair’s split, have been locked in a custody battle since their divorce in 2018.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, their split and subsequent custody battle have played out in the media.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Should the fact that they were embroiled in a custody battle during her lifetime matter?
    Benny Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Bridges and Randle had been embroiled in a bitter child custody battle.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The lengthy — and messy — custody battle between Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde is finally over.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The two were involved in a custody battle over their two children at the time of her death, according to the Miami Herald.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • The two have had a rollercoaster of a relationship over the years, including a sour custody battle over their daughter in 2015.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Prosecutors in that case say the father of her children shot her after a custody battle.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The Shivers, who are locked in an acrimonious divorce and custody battle over their boys, share a vacation home in the Bahamas.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Before Auburn even took the field for its first practice of the Hugh Freeze era, two of the Tigers’ new assistants had a custody battle of sorts over one of the program’s promising returning players.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Tyrese and Shayla’s mother, his ex-wife Norma Mitchell, had a very public custody battle, which led to the singer not being able to see his daughter for a period of time.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 June 2023
  • The rapper’s parents, Angela Tian and Christopher Hope, were embroiled in a contentious custody battle.
    Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • An unlikely custody battle has broken out over a stash of Norman Rockwell art allegedly stolen and hidden for decades—in the White House.
    Kelly Crow, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Pinho first met Stevens as a reporter for the Daily Pilot, back in 2019, when the young woman left her a voicemail hoping to spark coverage ahead of her custody battle.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, she’s still embroiled in a custody battle with her seedy ex, movie producer Randall Emmett, over their daughter Ocean.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • These two little girls have been through so much in the past 7 years, enduring my divorce and horrific custody battle and then losing their brother.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Pappo’s custody battle was one of the first nails in the coffin of the cult, bringing media attention to its dangers and inspiring other members to break free.
    Hannah E. Meyers, National Review, 10 Sep. 2023
  • And in their custody battle, Romani culture — or, at least, the version of Romani culture with which Paulina and Bobby had grown up — was a central issue.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • Josh Homme has shared a lengthy statement regarding the singer-guitarist’s ongoing bitter custody battle with his ex-wife and Distillers founder Brody Dalle over the pair’s three children.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • After the breakup, the exes were embroiled in a nasty custody battle over twin daughters Finley and Harper, 14, that lasted until October of last year.
    Brianne Tracy, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The former couple split when Samaya was 11 months old and ultimately agreed to a joint custody arrangement after a lengthy custody battle.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde's custody battle continues.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Mar. 2023
  • She was arrested last week for allegedly plotting to kill her husband in the midst of an acrimonious divorce and custody battle.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • While the film explores Maya's misdiagnosis and custody battle, people want to know more about the real condition behind her pain.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 22 June 2023
  • According to an unsealed affidavit, Adams is the paternal grandmother of Butler's children and the two were involved in a custody battle.
    Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The former Jackass and Viva La Bam star has had a difficult year including multiple rehab stints and a pending divorce and custody battle.
    Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023

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