How to Use controversy in a Sentence

controversy

noun

• A controversy arose over the new law.
• The controversy is over whether he should be fired or not.
• The new movie is a subject of controversy.
• The decision aroused much controversy among the students.
• There is controversy surrounding the team's decision to trade the star pitcher.
• The Pike statue has been a source of controversy over the years.
  — Fox News, 20 June 2020
• The Jazz, meanwhile, have tried to stay out of the controversy.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• This isn't the first controversy spurred by the new album.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
• There is some controversy over the reason for the uptick.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
• Bharat Biotech has faced controversy over the vaccine in the past.
  — Reuters, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
• The 100 acres at the center of the recent controversy is all that remains of the site.
  — Desiree Stennett, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• Even the name of the telescope has been a subject of controversy.
  — Richard Panek, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2021
• This is not the first time that the 51-year-old Turnage was the center of controversy.
  — Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
• This is one Kanye West controversy that seems to have been put to rest.
  — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 1 May 2018
• Some fear the push and pull of the controversy will continue.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
• The controversy lasted for decades as the city fought the torture claims.
  — Marwa Eltagouri, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• The controversy is the third to go public in recent years.
  — Ruth Serven Smith | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2021
• There have been ups, downs, and no lack of controversy.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 25 Aug. 2017
• Next is the soap brush, which can cause some controversy.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• The stakes were large, in part because the controversy was tied to a much bigger one.
  — Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• Here’s a look at some of the controversies Healy has been involved in throughout the years.
  — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 5 June 2023
• The school board spent the better part of a year on the renaming controversy.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2021
• There should not have been and there should not be any controversy.
  — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• But the software has landed it in controversy in the past.
  — Laura He, CNN, 27 Aug. 2019
• Last year, the Tacos and Tequila event in Franklin came with controversy.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
• There is some controversy though with this look — is the suiting grey or tan?!
  — Seventeen, 24 June 2022
• So who should be in town while controversy swirls around the Pacers?
  — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2021
• Read more about the school's rebranding here and more about the controversy here.
  — Ole Roy, AL.com, 2 June 2017
• The big picture: Democrats in the final days are flooding the airwaves in Montana with negative ads about Sheehy's combat record, including a controversy about whether he was shot in Afghanistan.
  — Stephen Neukam, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
• This season, the show's diligence was questioned due to several social media controversies.
  — Esther Kang, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024