argumentative

Example Sentences

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Ms Belinfante said she was described by officers as "rude and argumentative" and was "verbally abusive" towards them as she was escorted from the airport.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt the qualities of a stone, becoming impassive and bland, then you will repel the argumentative, antagonistic people in your life who are itching for conflict.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Or even to prevent triggering and problematic contestants from infiltrating a space that could harm a woman, a woman whose family history has aleady been marked with argumentative, angry parents.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024

They warned each other that he could be argumentative and to tread lightly around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

We live, thanks to the reach of our technologies, in perhaps the most argumentative age of any in history.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith