How to Use contentious in a Sentence

contentious

adjective

• The dispute involves one of the region's most contentious leaders.
• After a contentious debate, members of the committee finally voted to approve the funding.
• The vote to move forward with the plan was contentious.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
• And in a highly contentious election, things could get messy.
  — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
• The length of time lawmakers debate the issue could in itself prove contentious.
  — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
• And those content moderation calls are likely to be contentious.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
• Weeks after the death of Lisa Marie Presley, a contentious battle over the star's will has emerged.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
• Eating was contentious, too, not to mention competitive.
  — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Southsider Voice might be the perfect community newspaper for contentious times.
  — John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2023
• Scheuer was fired in June for alleged misconduct, the complaint says, adding that the termination was contentious and not amicable.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
• Here she is forced to confront her contentious relationship with her estranged mother and a traditional family politic—the causes of her departure a decade prior.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
• What recoupling means in practice is that outside of these contentious and sensitive areas, businesses will be able to operate and transact in the two markets on a more predictable basis.
  — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• One of the most contentious issues was the fate of Mr. al-Bashir.
  — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• The Power of the Dog at a key point in this year's contentious awards race.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2022
• Her win capped the most contentious RNC race in two decades.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
• The run-up to the vote was contentious and the aftermath has been, too.
  — Rachel Janfaza, Teen Vogue, 13 Mar. 2019
• Their son was born in 2016, and the pair had a contentious divorce.
  — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
• The brawl became one of the day’s most contentious moments.
  — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019
• My current home rests a block from the most contentious point of what was the Berlin Wall.
  — Tessa Love, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2019
• The appointment process turned contentious from the start.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
• The contentious debate on how to accomplish that now moves to the full House.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Feb. 2022
• The discussion over the park at times grew contentious.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 3 May 2017
• After all, many of the contentious bills had already been heard and passed.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2019
• Which means one of the most fraught disputes in the world could become even more contentious very soon.
  — Alex Ward, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019
• Masking has been a contentious issue around us for a year-and-a-half.
  — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2021
• If the male side of pantomime wrestling is contentious, the world of women’s WWE is even more so.
  — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 Mar. 2023
• This could easily be the closest (and most contentious) match of the first round.
  — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2023
• Shoes have been a contentious topic throughout the ages.
  — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2022
• That will likely remain the most contentious issue in the courts.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 25 Sep. 2017
• Even with his backing, there was a contentious floor voice vote.
  — Harry Enten, CNN, 15 May 2018

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024