divisive
Example Sentences
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His decision to combine his Northern Ireland job with Blackburn Rovers was divisive among supporters and media, but he was adamant taking on the job would not impact the World Cup play-off.
From BBC
Although the country has formally returned to civilian rule, efforts to address past abuses have been slow and, at times, deeply divisive.
From BBC
Showboating can, though, be divisive, deemed disrespectful in the wrong circumstances - what those performing tricks see as a legitimate way to beat an opponent can sometimes lead to heavy treatment.
From BBC
This was a fossilized program taking on a divisive, peripatetic local who’d pledged his prior job was going to be his “last job.”
Still, given the bank’s warning that it would not print imagery that it considered “divisive” or “exclusive,” you can guess the thinking.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
