How to Use controversy in a Sentence

controversy

noun

• A controversy arose over the new law.
• The controversy is over whether he should be fired or not.
• The new movie is a subject of controversy.
• The decision aroused much controversy among the students.
• There is controversy surrounding the team's decision to trade the star pitcher.
• The Pike statue has been a source of controversy over the years.
  — Fox News, 20 June 2020
• The Jazz, meanwhile, have tried to stay out of the controversy.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
• This isn't the first controversy spurred by the new album.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
• There is some controversy over the reason for the uptick.
  — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 15 May 2018
• Bharat Biotech has faced controversy over the vaccine in the past.
  — Reuters, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
• Even the name of the telescope has been a subject of controversy.
  — Richard Panek, Scientific American, 25 Dec. 2021
• This is one Kanye West controversy that seems to have been put to rest.
  — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 1 May 2018
• Some fear the push and pull of the controversy will continue.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
• The controversy lasted for decades as the city fought the torture claims.
  — Marwa Eltagouri, chicagotribune.com, 26 May 2017
• The controversy is the third to go public in recent years.
  — Ruth Serven Smith | [e-mail], al, 13 Dec. 2021
• There have been ups, downs, and no lack of controversy.
  — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 25 Aug. 2017
• Next is the soap brush, which can cause some controversy.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 22 Dec. 2020
• The school board spent the better part of a year on the renaming controversy.
  — Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2021
• There should not have been and there should not be any controversy.
  — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• But the software has landed it in controversy in the past.
  — Laura He, CNN, 27 Aug. 2019
• There is some controversy though with this look — is the suiting grey or tan?!
  — Seventeen, 24 June 2022
• So who should be in town while controversy swirls around the Pacers?
  — J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2021
• Read more about the school's rebranding here and more about the controversy here.
  — Ole Roy, AL.com, 2 June 2017
• That was just one of a number of controversies the group has been involved in.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 July 2018
• Although the awards have yet to air, this year's show has already been a cause for controversy.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 16 Mar. 2019
• Those jobs and the controversy over who deserved them would soon change the direction of the country.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
• Its fate has been a subject of controversy for decades, with then-Gov.
  — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
• But where to spend it is already the subject of deep controversy.
  — oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022
• But controversy can come when the celebs step into the comments.
  — Kara Brown, Marie Claire, 1 Mar. 2019
• His time with the team was not without controversy, though.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 3 May 2021

Last Updated: 28 Apr 2024