How to Use argument in a Sentence
argument
noun- Don't you want to hear both sides of the argument?
- Let us accept, for the sake of argument, that she is right.
- I don't want to hear any arguments about whether you'll go.
- There were many arguments about the new design.
- They settled an argument that started in class.
- The committee presented strong arguments against building a new school.
- His argument did not convince his opponents.
- They made a compelling argument for our participation.
- They were always getting into arguments about politics.
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As a side issue, when your major suit is hearts, the argument for opening is even stronger.
— Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024 -
My take is the case for Fed easing policy rests on two arguments.
— Nick Sargen, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Britt makes another argument: levy a toll on candy that isn’t safe for young children to eat yet.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Even so, Hochman’s argument appears to be winning over more voters in the weeks ahead of Nov. 5.
— Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 -
News channels and social media are constantly serving up an assortment of arguments to fill your palette.
— Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Some recent positive news with inflation bolsters that argument.
— Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Harmon later delivered a passionate closing argument, addressing the jury for close to two hours.
— Dan Sullivan, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023 -
But a federal judge in Washington last week rejected those arguments, forcing Pence to testify.
— Jill Colvin and Eric Tucker, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday in the double murder trial of Bryan Miller, who was arrested eight years ago and could be sentenced to death if found guilty.
— Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023 -
But that argument might not hold much weight in a court of law.
— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024 -
The case out of Colorado is set for oral arguments on Feb. 8.
— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2024 -
The justices on Tuesday will hear arguments in the case.
— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023 -
The arguments made in favor of him now are only that Biden is worse.
— Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 2 Nov. 2023 -
Paid subscribers were able to see more of his argument ahead of the filing.
— Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023 -
On Tuesday, the court will hear arguments in a major test of the 2nd Amendment.
— David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Morat has little time for arguments about what punk is and isn’t.
— Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 -
Not quite an argument from a business point of view, but who doesn’t love love?
— Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024 -
At the core of the argument was which branch of government has the right to decide how money is spent.
— Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024 -
Oral arguments on the question are scheduled in the appeals court for Jan. 9.
— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023 -
And yet the game is an argument against moral compromise.
— Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023 -
The justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments April 22.
— Claire Rush, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024
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