be contentious

Frequency: 8.025.4 per million words

Used to state that something is a cause of disagreement.

contentiousVERB + contentious

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Examples (10)

  • The issue of abortion is highly contentious.
  • The decision to build the new highway was contentious from the very beginning.
  • Any discussion about the budget will be contentious due to the recent cuts.
  • This political topic has been contentious for decades.
  • The new immigration laws are particularly contentious.
  • Water rights in the arid region are an increasingly contentious subject.
  • His appointment to the committee was contentious among his rivals.
  • The relationship between the two nations has been contentious for years.
  • The new art installation in the town square is contentious, dividing public opinion.
  • Even the definition of the term can be contentious among academics.