How to Use in dispute in a Sentence
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Even the names of these two parts of the island were in dispute.
—Colm Tóibín, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
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The fact of the payments and the false records isn't in dispute.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
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One of the key facts in dispute in the lawsuit is who was driving the skid steer.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
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The evidence is no longer in dispute.
—Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
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Assets that have been transferred to his former wife will be in dispute.
—Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
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The most essential facts of the case, after all, are not in dispute.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
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What’s not in dispute, is that this is hundreds of millions of iPhones.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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What isn’t in dispute is that Huntsville metro workers are the highest paid in the state.
—Scott Turner | [email protected], al, 5 June 2023
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The case should not have been dismissed, Hyman wrote, since key points are in dispute.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Lemon’s credentials are not in dispute.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
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That part is not in dispute, and Stokes would be the first to tell you his lab is faster and better for it.
—Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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First, broad demand for transparency is not in dispute.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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How the money from the sale of the Ohtani ball will be divided is in dispute.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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The number of casualties has been in dispute, but ranges in the dozens.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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That eight years had passed since the events in dispute hamstrung her ability to mount a defense.
—Peggy Little, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
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Exactly how the gosling ended up with the cranes remains in dispute.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
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For now, the parties are in dispute over when to enter discovery.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Some basic facts about the shooting are publicly available and not in dispute.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Korman agreed that question was in dispute, but argued the city was wrong.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
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What’s not in dispute is how deeply it’s woven into local food culture.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
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The repayment of that 2022 loan has been in dispute for a year.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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The tax bill is 12 pages in total, meaning most items in dispute were tossed overboard.
—Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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As early as 2016, the road was in dispute and soon the conflict went to court.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
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Exactly what was said remained in dispute.
—Dan Morse The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
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The accusation There are some elements of the case that are not in dispute.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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Whether Carl Brewer knew then whether there were other guns in the master bedroom is in dispute.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2024
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The legality of the ongoing strikes is in dispute.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
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The direction at which Jefferson pointed the gun at the time that Dean fired is in dispute.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
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Also in dispute is whether the plaintiffs can even challenge the approval process for a drug that has been on the market for 23 years.
—Abbie Vansickle and Pam Belluck, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
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Grijalva's election result was not in dispute.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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