How to Use debate in a Sentence

debate

1 of 2 noun

• The meaning of the text has been the subject of considerable debate among scholars for many years.
• The candidates participated in several debates before the election was held.
• The debate was over faster cuts.
  — John H. Cochrane, Washington Post, 20 May 2026
• Even the great door debate gets its due.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
• Here’s what stood out in the debate.
  — Ben Paviour may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
• Here's how to watch the debate.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
• But [the debate] didn’t last all that long.
  — Tim Folger, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
• If not for his slight stature, there might not even be a debate.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023
• So, any debate over a tight end at that spot could be null and void.
  — Mike Kaye march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
• Sound is also a big part of the debate.
  — Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• The debate is not just about the power of prayer.
  — Peter Smith, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
• Maybe the gun debate is bringing out the worst in some of us.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2018
• Erasing the flash point of that debate is not about to end it.
  — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2022
• The story has sparked debate across the league.
  — Cecil Merkerson Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
• This isn’t the kind of debate that will resolve overnight.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2026
• This is where some of the debate over the need for boosters comes in.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 18 Aug. 2021
• This has been a long-running debate.
  — Peter Smith, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2025
• There's no debate for who should take the top spot in our rankings.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Nov. 2022
• Baker didn’t frame it as a debate.
  — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
• That line is the kind of quote that could launch a thousand debate threads.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
• That’ll kick off a week of floor debates and amendment marathons.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
• Netanyahu was present for part of the debate but did not stay for the vote.
  — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
• The debate ended then and there.
  — Robert Hormats, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
• Ali has been a member of the school’s speech and debate team for four years.
  — cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
• There were no debates involved, no refs called in, no bad-mouthing.
  — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
• And doesn’t Plan B have to win that debate?
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
• There’s a lot of debate about whether buybacks are a good thing or a bad thing.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 22 Mar. 2018
• Of course this debate is not a new one, nor has it been confined to video games.
  — Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2020
• But 15-year-old high school speech and debate nerds would catch it right away.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
• Here is an honest look at the trade-offs on each side of the great work from home debate.
  — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022

debate

2 of 2 verb

• Scholars have been debating the meaning of the text for years.
• The students debated for an hour.
• Whether or not the tax cuts benefit the lower classes is still hotly debated among economists.
• The energy bill is currently being debated in Congress.
• The President debated his challenger in front of a live audience on Tuesday.
• In a third scene, the group debates what to do.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
• Our staff weighs in and debates the best team not in this week's poll.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 24 Sep. 2019
• It has long been debated why the eyes were lost.
  — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
• Anyone that wants to debate it, have at it.
  — City News Service, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
• The two are set to debate on April 2.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
• There's no debating that a ball was thrown at a dugout.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
• Quite what lies at the root of that respect is open to debate.
  — New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
• How many of them turned up at the polls later is open to debate.
  — Michael Wines, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2020
• Whether they can be enforced varies by state and is open to debate.
  — Time, 16 June 2020
• The roundtable’s all here to debate that and much more.
  — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
• People still debate that kind of thing.
  — Quanta Magazine, 11 June 2026
• That is not what should be debated.
  — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
• Hobbs has refused to debate her and does not hold as many large events.
  — Jess Bidgood, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
• Don’t debate with the hope of winning.
  — Solomon D. Stevens, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
• In fact, where there had been debate, there was now no longer debate.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• Whether this is a new opera or a new musical is open to debate.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
• The city has been debating a ban since late last summer.
  — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
• Let others debate where the two truly stand on the list of greats.
  — Dan Gelston, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• And that could revive awareness of and debate about the tax gap.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2022
• The House is set to debate and vote on the bill later in the day.
  — Grace Segers, CBS News, 25 June 2020
• But these are quibbles that will be fun to debate in the coming weeks.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2019
• The chef debates whether to serve the cabins or the saloon first.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
• It will be debated by the city council next week.
  — Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
• No one can debate that, and plenty of people don’t drink enough of it.
  — Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2021
• The Rockies’ brass has much to debate.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 June 2026