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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The crux of the argument is that the alliance created in the wake of World War II has worked well in deterring war and doesn’t need to be fixed.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Please note, this isn’t an argument against these people being able to speak their mind, or to tweet what’s on it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The shooting appears to have stemmed from an argument between the victim and the suspect, Kennedy said.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The children did not hear any argument before the shooting.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023
  • That allows console and PC players to avoid each other and spare most of the arguments about cross-play.
    Tom Warren, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Oral arguments in the Colorado case are scheduled for Feb. 8.
    Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The court set a swift schedule for filings from the parties in the appeal brought by Trump and said in a brief order that arguments will be held Feb. 8.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
  • During the closing arguments and the sentencing phase of the trial, the state changed course -- claiming that Burns was the shooter.
    Malka Abramoff, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Shantavia says her sister told her the calls were part of an ongoing argument with a man -- and not just any man.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • But herring and the rule that gave way to the disputes were seldom mentioned during oral arguments.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • But by a 2-1 order, a panel of the appeals court lifted that pause ahead of arguments before the court on Wednesday.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Monday episode featured more blowout arguments between the soon-to-be parents, which led Brandan to flee their home and take refuge in the town square.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'argument.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: