Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for dispute. Search instead for kreispunkten.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Which 19th-century American novel satirizes the way a dimly recalled dispute can turn into a feud?

dispute

[dih-spyoot] / dɪˈspjut /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"This dispute was about recognising the skilled, vital work health visitors do for families and children in their communities," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The reason I say your dispute is more emotional than financial is because you are both in a very good position.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Turkey is presiding over COP31, with Australia leading negotiations under an unusual arrangement that settled a dispute over who would host the conference.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Their players are in the midst of a pay dispute with Rugby Australia, an unwelcome distraction that has gone under the radar given the focus on Borthwick.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

Unable to dispute that point, he follows me to Therese’s room.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Today, they often take a more adversarial approach, educators say, leaning on teachers and administrators to change grades in disputes that can even spill into court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The sector employs more than four million people and its success is marred by longstanding disputes over wages, working conditions and labour rights.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ocon also had on-track clashes and team radio disputes with Sergio Perez when at Force India.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The California-based firm said its models were trained in various sources and that copyright holders could submit disputes directly with them.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“He is the arbiter of all disputes and no provision is made for an appeal from his decision,” the Tribune reported.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Sun Valley disputed the charges in an in-house government tribunal to little avail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Logan’s office said its review of about 200 flagged voters found that a substantial portion appeared to have been born in the United States, a finding Homeland Security officials disputed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Dunbar claimed she had only been paid for five of her previous 39 tour dates, a claim disputed by promoter Breakneck Comedy.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

But following a long diplomatic campaign by Morocco, the UN Security Council voted in 2025 in favour of a resolution backing the autonomy plan as the "most feasible" solution for the disputed territory.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

All of the disputed territories contain valuable minerals, and some of them yield important vegetable products such as rubber which in colder climates it is necessary to synthesize by comparatively expensive methods.

From "1984" by George Orwell

If reality truly is nothing more than a hallucination, dream or computer screensaver in the brain, why should we waste time disputing it?

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

At Dungannon Crown Court on 3 September 2026, a defence barrister for Mariano said he was "not disputing the harm caused by this case".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Education Department and her loan servicer, as well as disputing her credit report, to get the situation corrected.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Thompson spent months asking for clarity about the added charges—and disputing some—and eventually wound up paying about $6,000 out of pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

First, there was no disputing the importance of the discoveries in the New World, for the simple reason that they had become matters of state, the concern of kings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


Vocabulary lists containing dispute

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com