How to Use dispute in a Sentence

dispute

1 of 2 verb
  • The source of the text has been disputed for centuries.
  • No one ever disputed that it was the right decision.
  • You can dispute your bill if you believe it is inaccurate.
  • These estimates are hotly disputed by scientists.
  • At least two of the girls on the Afghan team disputed that idea.
    Maggie Mallon, Glamour, 10 July 2017
  • No one disputes that Bernie Sanders won the most votes in Iowa.
    Corey Robin, The New York Review of Books, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Baskin spends a big chunk of the blog disputing the claims.
    Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 26 Mar. 2020
  • When a bill had to be disputed, who picked up the phone?
    Sandy Fernández, Redbook, 11 Apr. 2018
  • The Trump campaign didn't dispute the contents of the call.
    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The two sides don’t dispute the general facts of the case.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The spokesman for the Manghats didn’t dispute this account.
    Rory Jones, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Check out these tips for a great meal than no one can dispute.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • This is not the first study to dispute the need for a smartphone mode to limit blue light.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The agency did not dispute any details of the exchange.
    STAT, 14 Apr. 2021
  • At the end of the game, no one can dispute the number of touchdowns, home runs, or points on the scoreboard.
    Brendan Tapley, Woman's Day, 6 Nov. 2018
  • No one disputes that money is needed to keep the domes open.
    Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018
  • Democrats dispute that, saying the system still has the power to act on its own.
    Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2021
  • And yet Trump did not dispute the deaths themselves, their cause or the number.
    Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Some also dispute whether the rent cuts are large enough to make the program worthwhile.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2021
  • But there was one night, 25 years ago this month, that could not be disputed.
    Paul Coro, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Gobert did not dispute the charge and was sentenced to three days in jail.
    Tom Orsborn, St. John Barned-Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 1 July 2021
  • Such instances are much harder to dispute, and the accused tend to lose.
    Jack Butler, National Review, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Trump disputed the widow's account of the call in a tweet.
    Doug Criss, CNN, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Webster disputes the idea that the lab has become less safe.
    Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Daniels disputes Prine’s claim that this did not occur.
    Mary Helene Hall | Mhall@al.com, al, 7 July 2023
  • Maybe some would dispute that, but that doesn’t mean anything.
    Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
  • But the government disputes that there is a curfew in place at all.
    The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • That’s why his aides are trying to explain it, not dispute it.
    William Saletan, Slate Magazine, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Some of the defendants did not dispute that they were involved in fights during the protests.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Lovullo did not dispute the notion that Lamb hasn’t hit well for a long time.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2020
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dispute

2 of 2 noun
  • The two farmers are involved in a land dispute.
  • They could not settle their dispute.
  • There is a labor dispute between workers and management.
  • This isn’t the first dispute over sealed records in the case.
    Nathan Fenno, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2021
  • From that point on, the facts about the evening are in dispute.
    Michael McCann, SI.com, 12 July 2018
  • The dispute was close enough to the field that Moore was able to take action.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The evidence in the dispute still has not been heard in court.
    Marshall Allen, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Patrick Danner breaks down both sides of the dispute here.
    ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The widow and the lover are drawn into a dispute — with a son torn between the sides.
    Karen Chu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The Supreme Court will issue rulings in all three disputes by the end of June.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Even with the day's success on the fund, there was a brewing dispute over what to call it.
    Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2022
  • But with these types of tax disputes, the tax dollars at stake are high.
    Jason Garcia, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • There's some dispute about when the state law takes effect.
    The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
  • All this comes as Watson is in a dispute with the Texans.
    Matt Young, Chron, 16 Mar. 2021
  • This is one good and fun way to settle disputes: Sports!
    Charles Curtis, For The Win, 31 May 2018
  • The woman involved in the dispute also stayed to speak with the police.
    Leslie Postal, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2021
  • What happened on the morning of March 18 is in dispute.
    New York Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • The news came as disputes over the existence of the video continued to rage.
    Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Lawyers for the parents plan to seek other means to resolve the dispute.
    Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2018
  • These can be important if there is a dispute down the road.
    CBS News, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The dispute was over windows cracked open on the front driver's and passenger's side of the car.
    oregonlive, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Foxconn has been in a dispute with the state over what can count toward the state tax credits.
    Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The initial report did not state the reason given for the dispute.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • The two have since settled their dispute for an undisclosed amount.
    Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Some counties have said that only dozens of votes are at stake in this dispute.
    Anchorage Daily News, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Both sides in the Illinois dispute claim to have history on their side.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • At least some of that dispute is playing out in public courts.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2021
  • As land pressures have increased over time, these movements have sparked disputes over who has the right to the land.
    Gino Vlavonou, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The stakes of this dispute are not only how Abbott tests are used, but whether they should be used at all.
    Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Neither the mall nor the theater chain would comment on their dispute.
    oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2020

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