disputatious

Example Sentences

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In the first, 100 brothers, of the same parents, gather in their family’s dilapidated library for a splendidly disputatious meal.

From New York Times

While Judge Bibas was not among the most disputatious of the appointees, according to the analysis, he dissented in a significant gun-rights case in which two Democratic appointees upheld New Jersey’s limit on large-capacity magazines.

From New York Times

Theirs were no abstract arguments, rife with futile, disputatious pedantry over whether to call themselves Mrs. or Ms. — feminism “from the neck up,” as King calls it.

From Washington Post

How fortunate for us all, especially those who are partisans of one or the other of these great figures, to have the example of their disputatious friendship.

From Washington Post

Algeria’s political opposition is divided and disputatious, with no single party or personality having emerged to lead the protest movement.

From New York Times