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• He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.From the entry cork
• There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information.From the entry around
• The textbook had a most insipid presentation of the controversy.From the entry insipid
• She courted controversy with her frank speeches.From the entry court
• The scientist’s objectivity was questioned after the funding controversy.From the entry objectivity
• Professional biking is plagued with controversies over drug use.From the entry biking
• With an own goal, two penalties and two red cards, this match was full to the brim with controversy.From the entry to the brim
• The controversy gave a boost to the author's sales.From the entry boost
• After the controversy of her public statement, she has been the darling of right-wing groups who have seized upon her as the poster child of their cause.From the entry seize upon
• Controversies about his past loutishness should not be dispositive when deciding whether he should be confirmed.2025 January 24, George F. Will, “There are ample reasons, not about his personal life, for rejecting Hegseth. Opinion”, in Washington Post. From the entry dispositive
• Felix "xQc" has been a prime figure in the analytical side of the CollarGate controversy.2025 October 14, Vishnu Menon, “"There's a setting for vibrate, there's a setting for shock": QTCinederella^([sic – meaning QTCinderella])…. From the entry Collargate
• In contrast, there is ongoing controversy on whether Pannotia existed at all.2021, J. B. Murphy, R. A. Strachan, C. Quesada, editors, Pannotia to Pangaea […] , Geological Society of London, →ISBN, page 82. From the entry Pangaea
• But as Poppy’s fictional world expanded, Pereira became embroiled in IRL controversy.2020 January 10, Aimee Cliff, “Poppy: I Disagree review – online pop-bot embraces IRL nu-metal”, in The Guardian. From the entry irl
• Spain has been its own worst enemy as the controversy over “Catalexit” intensified.2017 October 20, “EU must intervene in Spain's 'Catalexit' crisis”, in The Boston Globe. From the entry Catalexit
• Throughout the controversy, most prominent southern leaders stayed within the Democratic Party.2014, James W. Ely Jr., Bradley G. Bond, The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, UNC Press Books, →ISBN, page 190. From the entry Dixiecrat
• Any controversy about the holdership of rights granted to 'everyone' is excluded.2014, Christian Tomuschat, Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism, →ISBN. From the entry holdership
• Many were busy, and others just simply find excuses to skip any possible controversy.2012, Natasha Mozgoyava, “Making Israeli Settlements 'Hasbarable'”, in Haaretz. From the entry hasbarable
• The controversy surrounding the Banyamulenge focuses on when they arrived in the Congo.2011, Jason K Stearns, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Public Affairs, published 2012, page 60. From the entry Banyamulenge
• Although subject to controversy, photographers often judge bokeh as being either good or bad.2010, Charlotte K. Lowrie, “Exploring Canon Lenses and Accessories”, in Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide, Indianapolis, Ind.…. From the entry bokeh
• They illustrate a venerable controversy: are we looking at unicorns, or bicorns in profile?2009, Chris Lavers, The Natural History of Unicorns, New York, N.Y.: Harper Perennial, published 2010, →ISBN, page 218. From the entry bicorn
• Controversy erupted in March over a South Park episode that made light of Tom's religion, Scientology.2009, “Off-screen antics cost Cruise”, in Herald-Sun. From the entry Closetgate
• In Russia, there has been plenty of controversy over Hafnium, as well.2008, David Hambling, “Russia’s Isomer Bomb, Funded by Your Taxes”, in Wired. From the entry isomer bomb
• Little controversy followed, however, and the memory all but disappeared after Ms.2007 July 6, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times. From the entry nonscandal
• The disciplinary context in which Assimilation Theory developed confronted controversies around the notion of roteness in education.2007, Allan M. Konrad, On Inquiry: Human Concept Formation and Construction of Meaning through Library and Information Science…. From the entry roteness
• However, the government's plan to manage and control individual biocodes, such as fingerprints, will likely cause controversy.2004, Japanese Morning Press Highlights - Issue 6, page 90. From the entry biocode
• They are the Belgians of this controversy, trampled by armies heading someplace else.2001 February 23, Paulina Borsook, “Art's Cold Welcome on the Web”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry foofaraw
• Their only purpose is stirring up controversy among furries because they find it particularly funny.2001 March 28, Martin Skunk, “Christian anti-fur site”, in alt.fan.furry (Usenet). From the entry antifur
• Controversy fuels the Web and gets fed by its loud response.1999, Nora Paul, Margot Williams, “Social Issues on the Web”, in Paula J. Hane, editor, Great Scouts! CyberGuides for Subject Searching on…. From the entry on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog
• The doctrine of 'pre-Adamitism,' while heretical and guaranteed to generate storms of controversy, won some prominent adherents.1994, Alvin Snider, Origin and Authority in Seventeenth-Century England, page 134. From the entry pre-adamitism
• Most controversy centers on the effluent from a cellulose plant at Baikalsk.1992 June, “The Pearl of Siberia”, in National Geographic, volume 181, number 6. From the entry effluent
• The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land.1991 May 4, George H. W. Bush, “President George H.W. Bush's commencement address at the University of Michigan”, in The Michigan Daily. From the entry political correctness
• As a matter of fact, it was national or transpartisan policy and stood outside daily political controversies.1989, Hans Daalder, Galen A Irwin, Politics in the Netherlands: How Much Change?. From the entry transpartisan
• Koop was similarly unforthcoming about other AIDS issues ridden with controversy.1988 April 23, Elizabeth Pincus, “Koop on AIDS: Overrated and Deceptive”, in Gay Community News, page 7. From the entry unforthcoming
• In the past five years, the festival apparently experienced controversy due to contrasting definitions of women's music.1979 August 18, Maida Tilchen, “The Diversity of Women's Music”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 5, page 9. From the entry booing
• Much controversy has surrounded Nietzsche’s writings on the “higher” and “lower” types of man.1973, Philippa Foot, “"Nietzsche: The Revaluation of Values"”, in Robert C. Solomon, Garden City, New York, editors, Nietzsche: A…. From the entry beast of prey
• It may seem otiose thus to have re-examined the elements of a distant controversy.1961, Harold Nicolson, “Thirteen Colonies”, in The Age Of Reason (non-fiction), Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN…. From the entry otiose
• In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices.1951 December, Michael Robbins, “John Francis's "History of the English Railway"”, in Railway Magazine, page 800. From the entry dislike
• It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19. From the entry realist
• The controversy centers primarily upon the question whether art is incitory or cathartic.1937 October, The American Review, volume 9, number 4, page 530. From the entry incitory

Meaning of controversy

1. noun A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

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Questions about controversy in a sentence

How do you use controversy in a sentence?

Controversy is used as a noun. For example: “He corked his bat, which was discovered when it broke, causing a controversy.”

What is a short sentence with controversy?

“She courted controversy with her frank speeches.”

What does controversy mean?

Controversy means a debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.