point of contention

noun phrase

: the thing that people are arguing over

The main point of contention is who owns the timber rights to the land.

Examples of point of contention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The timing of the recall election had been a point of contention in recent weeks as county leaders implemented a new set of recall laws passed by voters in March that lengthened the timeline for an election to be held. —Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024

That bill, which passed out of the House on Monday, wasn’t introduced until early March, and has been a point of contention in the Senate. —Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2024

In the aftermath, NBC’s public stumble turned into a point of contention on the presidential campaign trail. —Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 15 May 2024

Choosing a backing band was a point of contention for the sisters. —Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024

But long hours increasing the riskiness of the profession are a long-standing point of contention between studios and IATSE. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 May 2024

These issues have been a point of contention for local communities that benefit economically from tourism but lose the beauty of their homes in the process. —Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

The mobilization issue in Ukraine has been a point of contention between Mr. Zelensky and some of his military commanders, who said last year that the nation would need as many as 500,000 new recruits of its own to counter the Russian threat. —Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Her history with ex-husband Armie Hammer and his scandals, though, becomes a point of contention with her costars. —Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024