controversy with

Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words

a disagreement involving another person or group

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Examples (10)

  • Her long-running controversy with fellow academics damaged her reputation.
  • The company is embroiled in a major controversy with its shareholders over executive pay.
  • The prime minister's ongoing controversy with the press has dominated headlines for weeks.
  • He wanted to avoid any further controversy with his neighbors about the fence.
  • Galileo's famous controversy with the Church is a classic example of the conflict between science and religion.
  • The new policy will likely lead to a fresh controversy with the unions.
  • How did the author's public controversy with his publisher eventually get resolved?
  • Despite the bitter controversy with the regulatory agency, the drug was eventually approved.
  • The artist's controversy with the museum board centered on issues of censorship.
  • The team's heated controversy with the league officials over the new rules is still not settled.