How to Use in dispute in a Sentence

in dispute

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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
  • The fact of the payments and the false records isn't in dispute.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
  • One of the key facts in dispute in the lawsuit is who was driving the skid steer.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Assets that have been transferred to his former wife will be in dispute.
    Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The most essential facts of the case, after all, are not in dispute.
    Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • What’s not in dispute, is that this is hundreds of millions of iPhones.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • The case should not have been dismissed, Hyman wrote, since key points are in dispute.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • How the money from the sale of the Ohtani ball will be divided is in dispute.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The number of casualties has been in dispute, but ranges in the dozens.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • That eight years had passed since the events in dispute hamstrung her ability to mount a defense.
    Peggy Little, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Exactly how the gosling ended up with the cranes remains in dispute.
    Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • For now, the parties are in dispute over when to enter discovery.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Some basic facts about the shooting are publicly available and not in dispute.
    Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Korman agreed that question was in dispute, but argued the city was wrong.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
  • What’s not in dispute is how deeply it’s woven into local food culture.
    Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The repayment of that 2022 loan has been in dispute for a year.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The tax bill is 12 pages in total, meaning most items in dispute were tossed overboard.
    Clay Masters, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
  • As early as 2016, the road was in dispute and soon the conflict went to court.
    Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
  • The accusation There are some elements of the case that are not in dispute.
    Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mai’s order has not yet been entered, and court documents reveal that the parties remain in dispute over what was said in court.
    J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The verdict is confounding in some respects because the timing of the shooting and deaths was not in dispute at trial.
    Emerson Clarridge updated February 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Who should control it — whether Jerusalem or a new Palestinian state or entity — has been in dispute for decades.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • However, the source said the filings do not specify exactly which pieces of equipment are in dispute.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Carter’s talent wasn’t in dispute; NFL scouts often described him as the best player in his draft class.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
  • What is not in dispute is a need for guidance on open questions surrounding the application and collection of the tax.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The president’s tariffs on aluminum, steel, and cars, which were enacted citing a different statute, are not in dispute.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 Aug. 2025

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