polemic

Example Sentences

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Rather than slide into polemic or tragic melodrama, Nguyen leans into the tension between the four half-siblings to unpack the complicated roles that surveillance, big tech and journalism play in our fractured modern state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

In every race, in every discussion, in every polemic, there is always a good power and a bad power, good guys and bad guys.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2023

What Rufo is talking about is a classic bait-and-switch — cutting and pasting a polemic from one place into another for a strategic advantage.

From Salon • May 30, 2023

Speaking of paying attention, you have patiently endured my polemic to get to the good news.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023

It’s as if Rogelio’s response has justified every polemic.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García