matter of contention
Example Sentences
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Exactly how to define the physical is a matter of contention.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Understanding why has been a matter of contention ever since.
From Salon • May 10, 2022
When judging banh mi, bread is always a matter of contention.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2020
He also said that the Taliban was willing to agree to a cease-fire pending the more extensive accord, a matter of contention in the earlier talks but one that Ghani’s government has insisted on.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2019
This decision, however, only settled the ownership of a particular place, and the exact southern and northern boundaries of Connecticut remained for several years a matter of contention.
From England in America, 1580-1652 by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner
