be surrounded by controversy

Frequency: 7.010.0 per million words

to have a lot of disagreement existing around a person or topic

controversyVERB + NOUN

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be surrounded by

Examples (10)

  • The senator's appointment to the committee was surrounded by controversy.
  • The company's new environmental policy has been surrounded by controversy since it was announced.
  • The athlete's victory is currently surrounded by controversy due to allegations of cheating.
  • The film's release was surrounded by controversy over its historical inaccuracies.
  • The use of this new medical treatment is surrounded by controversy.
  • His entire political career was surrounded by controversy.
  • The construction of the new skyscraper will undoubtedly be surrounded by controversy.
  • Despite its popular appeal, the TV show was surrounded by controversy from its first episode.
  • We need to understand why the legal case has been surrounded by so much public controversy.
  • Any attempt to reform the system is likely to be surrounded by controversy.