argumentative

Example Sentences

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“If someone is being argumentative, try to de-escalate by calmly saying, ‘I hear you,’ and try to work it out,” says Beverly Randolph, director of The Protocol School of Indianapolis.

From Seattle Times

But also like the visuals, which are filmed in the familiar documentary pan-and-scan style, it tends to flatten conflict that wants to be more argumentative and three-dimensional.

From New York Times

This argumentative stance became a hallmark of his public persona.

From Washington Post

The professors’ statement, which was drawn up by a working group at the University of Muenster in Germany, said the Vatican note lacked “theological depth” and “argumentative stringency.”

From Washington Times

Fed officials are an argumentative bunch, and they fiercely debated the other issue before them that day, whether to cut interest rates to near zero.

From New York Times