argumentative
Example Sentences
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"He became somewhat argumentative with the defense, and seemed to shirk responsibility for prior inconsistent statements," McQuade said.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
But after a few hours, she’d start talking to herself, or turn swiftly argumentative.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
He had a shorter temper and was argumentative with family members in a way he never had been before the crash.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2024
The plant’s management complained that he was demanding and argumentative, and his supervisor barred him from returning.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2023
The correspondence lost its argumentative edge and shifted back to an elegiac, still-life pattern after 1820.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing argumentative
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Common Core Grade 6, List 1
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 1
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