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.
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Arguably the biggest point of contention between both sides has been the exact parameters that Diggs has to meet to return to the field.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Cost is another point of contention, the lawmakers highlighted.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The issue of crime lab funding and efficiency has become a central point of contention in the upcoming attorney general race.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
As officers apprehended Mangione, a patrolwoman is seen on the footage looking through his backpack – a move that has become a central point of contention.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Cost is another point of contention, the lawmakers highlighted.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The issue of crime lab funding and efficiency has become a central point of contention in the upcoming attorney general race.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
As officers apprehended Mangione, a patrolwoman is seen on the footage looking through his backpack – a move that has become a central point of contention.
—Molly Crane Newman, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for point of contention
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“Point of contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20contention. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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